What are the symptoms of intestinal polyps

People have to deal with diseases in their daily life and work. Many diseases are caused by people's unreasonable living habits and unstable eating times. Intestinal disease is one of the most common diseases. Many people who often drink alcohol and eat spicy food are likely to suffer from some intestinal diseases, and intestinal polyps are a typical intestinal disease. So, what are the symptoms of intestinal polyps?

First, what are the symptoms of intestinal polyps? Chronic mucosal inflammation causes local mucosal hyperplasia and hypertrophy, forming mucosal raised lesions, which can also be adenomas or hamartomas. It is mainly found in the large intestine (colon and rectum). Colorectal polyps can occur singly, or in groups of several, dozens, or more. Most have peduncles, while a few are broad-based. Most cases often have no noticeable symptoms and are only discovered accidentally during intestinal X-ray examinations, fiber endoscopy or autopsy due to other diseases. Intestinal polyps are relatively common, and their incidence increases with age. Common colorectal polyps include hyperplastic polyps, inflammatory polyps, childhood polyps, adenomas, and papillary adenomas. In addition, it is also common in familial polyposis and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.

Second, hyperplastic polyps are more common in the large intestine. The cause of occurrence is unknown. They often appear after middle age and have an incidence rate of 25% to 80% in autopsy specimens. The vast majority appear as hill-like or semicircular protrusions on the mucosal surface and are generally small. The diameter is about 0.5cm. Often multiple. The pathological structure is mucosal hyperplasia. It may be asymptomatic clinically and is often discovered accidentally during endoscopic examination. These polyps do not become cancerous and therefore do not require treatment.

What are the symptoms of intestinal polyps? Inflammatory polyps are also called pseudopolyps. It is formed when the ulcer of the large intestine mucosa undergoes fibrous tissue hyperplasia and submucosal edema between ulcers during the healing process, causing the normal mucosal surface to gradually bulge. It is common in intestinal diseases such as chronic ulcerative colitis, amoebic dysentery, schistosomiasis, and intestinal tuberculosis. Polyps are generally small, slender, curved, and irregular in shape, with one end free or both ends attached to the intestinal wall and suspended in the middle, forming a bridge-like shape. It is often multiple, and clinically manifests as blood in the stool or loose stools with mucus. Combined with the history of intestinal inflammatory diseases, it is relatively easy to diagnose through fiber colonoscopy or X-ray barium enema examination. The treatment is mainly to control the primary lesion and perform intestinal resection when necessary. It is difficult to draw a conclusion as to whether inflammatory polyps will turn into cancer, but clinically it has been found that patients with ulcerative colitis are much more likely to develop colorectal cancer than patients without ulcerative colitis. The longer the disease course, the higher the incidence of cancer.