What are the obvious symptoms of rectal cancer

The incidence of colorectal cancer has been rising in recent years. There is a direct relationship between colorectal cancer and the patient's lifestyle. Rectal cancer generally occurs due to malignant changes in cells in the rectum, and the symptoms it brings are also relatively obvious.

Symptoms of Rectal Cancer:

1. Abdominal distension. In the late stage, liver enlargement and ascites cause abdominal distension in patients.

2. Changes in bowel habits, diarrhea or constipation, a feeling of incomplete defecation, progressive thinning of stools, and tenesmus in the late stage.

3. Blood in the stool is one of the common symptoms of rectal cancer. In the early stage of the disease, 50% of cases have blood in the stool. The amount of bleeding is small at the beginning and can be seen on the surface of the stool. After combined infection, it becomes thick blood in the stool.

4. In chronic intestinal obstruction, the abdomen is distended, bowel sounds are hyperactive and there are paroxysmal colic.

5. A mass may be felt during rectal examination, and bloody mucus may be found on the gloves.

6. Sigmoid colon and rectal microscopy can observe the shape, color, and location of the tumor.

7. Systemic cachexia In the late stage of cancer, patients experience loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, anemia, jaundice, ascites, etc.