A brief analysis of several common symptoms of rectal cancer

The damage to the rectum caused by rectal cancer is very serious, especially if the symptoms of rectal cancer are not discovered in time, the damage will become more and more serious and require active treatment. What are the more common symptoms of rectal cancer ? The following is a brief introduction to the common symptoms of rectal cancer.

Common symptoms of rectal cancer include:

1. Changes in bowel habits: Symptoms of this type of rectal cancer include frequent and thin stools, a feeling of incomplete bowel movements, or discomfort in the anus, with a feeling of falling. In the late stage, there are symptoms of tenesmus.

2. Blood in the stool: This is also a common symptom of rectal cancer. In the early stage of the disease, more than half of the patients have symptoms of blood in the stool. The amount of bleeding is generally small in the early stage, often on the surface of the stool, often accompanied by dull abdominal pain, and after infection, it will be thick blood in the stool.

3. Metastasis symptoms: When rectal cancer spreads and metastasizes in the late stage and involves the liver, lungs, bones and other organs and tissues, the symptoms of rectal cancer may show corresponding metastasis symptoms. For example, when rectal cancer metastasizes to the liver, patients will experience symptoms such as liver enlargement, ascites, jaundice, etc.; when the tumor involves surrounding organs such as the bladder, the symptoms of rectal cancer may include frequent urination, difficulty urinating, hematuria, dysuria, fecal incontinence, etc.

4. Others: Symptoms of rectal cancer may also include loss of appetite, anemia, weight loss, weakness, and cachexia. In addition, rectal examination of patients with rectal cancer may touch a hard, uneven mass; in the late stage, the intestinal cavity may be narrowed and the mass may be fixed. Rectal endoscopy can reveal the size, shape, and location of the tumor. Tissue can also be directly taken for pathological examination.

The above is a brief analysis of the common symptoms of rectal cancer. I hope it will help you understand rectal cancer. Once you have the symptoms of rectal cancer, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing great harm to the patient.