Symptoms of rectal cancer include changes in bowel habits

The symptoms of rectal cancer include changes in bowel habits, and the patient may also have blood in the stool. When this happens, people should pay attention to it because it may be rectal cancer. So what are the symptoms of rectal cancer ? The details are as follows.

In the early stage of diagnosis, patients may not have any subjective symptoms, or only have blood in the stool, which is similar to the symptoms of ulcers and is often ignored. Some patients may have slightly increased bowel movements and loose stools.

The symptoms of mid-stage rectal cancer include obvious changes in bowel habits, with the number of bowel movements reaching more than ten times a day. Most of the stools are loose or mucous, and mucus and blood in the stools or thick blood in the stools can also be seen. There is an obvious sense of urgency, and some patients may have fresh blood in the stools. There is dull pain or heaviness in the abdomen before and after each bowel movement. The symptoms of late-stage rectal cancer are significantly aggravated, accompanied by anemia, weight loss, and obvious heaviness in the anus. Some patients may have symptoms of low intestinal obstruction such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Some also develop ascites, jaundice, frequent urination, and dysuria. Patients in the very late stage develop cachexia.

Symptoms of early rectal cancer diagnosis include palpable small nodules or ulcers that are not hard in texture and can move with the mucosa with good mobility.

In the middle stage, digital examination can feel a cauliflower-like mass with raised edges and ulcers in the middle. It is brittle and easy to bleed, with a certain degree of mobility. In the late stage, digital examination can feel a hard, stone-like mass that often surrounds the rectum. The local intestinal tract is stiff and narrow, the mass is brittle and easy to bleed, and it is fixed to the pelvis and cannot move.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of rectal cancer. Do you understand them? I hope that if patients find that they have the disease, timely treatment is the most important thing. Of course, they must face this disease squarely and receive treatment seriously to ensure their health.