What are the early symptoms of liver cancer? 5 early symptoms of liver cancer

1. Blood in the stool: Early liver cancer lesions are limited to the mucosa, and may be asymptomatic or only cause changes in bowel habits. When the tumor grows to a certain extent, blood in the stool may appear, and the blood is mostly light and dark, adhering to the surface of the stool. Red blood cells can be found in stool microscopy, and the fecal occult blood test is positive.

2. Mucus and bloody stools: When the tumor ruptures, the stool often contains bright red or dark red blood and mucus, and the stool and blood are mixed.

3. Changes in bowel habits: The frequency of bowel movements changes from once a day to two or three times a day, and there is a feeling of incomplete bowel movement after each bowel movement.

4. Alternating diarrhea or constipation: If there are symptoms such as alternating diarrhea and constipation, it may be because the growth of the tumor has affected the normal physiological function of the intestines, and the possibility of cancer should be considered.

5. Abdominal pain and bloating: Liver cancer patients may experience bloating and pain due to intestinal obstruction, with the incidence of abdominal pain being higher than that of bloating. The pain is mostly in the middle and lower abdomen, with varying degrees of severity, mostly dull pain or distending pain.

6. Anemia and weight loss: As the disease progresses, patients may develop chronic wasting symptoms such as anemia, weight loss, fatigue and fever, and even cachexia, which are often accompanied by fatigue and unexplained weight loss, which are related to bloody stools, insufficient intake and excessive consumption.