How to distinguish bloody stool from hemorrhoids and rectal cancer

How to distinguish bloody stool from hemorrhoids and rectal cancer?

1. Blood in the stool is a symptom. Hemorrhoids and rectal cancer are two diseases of different natures. Both can cause blood in the stool, but the degree of bleeding is different. This requires timely identification and diagnosis, and targeted treatment.

2. Blood in the stool means blood is discharged from the anus, indicating that there is organic lesion in the intestine, which may be related to hemorrhoids. It is usually bright red blood, separated from the stool, and manifests as dripping blood or spurting blood. If the bleeding is mild, it can be relieved by itself. If the bleeding is severe, you can use drugs such as An Tai Ointment and Jiuhua Hemorrhoid Ointment as prescribed by the doctor. The bleeding symptoms can be improved after taking the medicine.

3. If you have rectal cancer, you may also have blood in your stool, which is usually dark red and mixed with the stool. When the tumor is close to the anus, the rupture of the tumor surface irritates the rectal mucosa, causing it to secrete mucus, causing mucopurulent enteritis and bloody stool. In this case, you need to consider surgical treatment such as local resection and radical resection.

4. Patients need to pay attention to the hygiene of the anal area. They can use warm water to wash after defecation to avoid bacterial growth and reduce the chance of infection.