How to detect early symptoms of rectal cancer? Five key points to remember to prevent rectal cancer

The age of rectal cancer is mostly between 30 and 60 years old, and it is more common in men than in women. If it can be detected and treated in time, the prognosis is better. So how can we detect rectal cancer in life, detect rectal cancer early, treat it early, and improve the cure rate?

1. Be alert to the early signs of rectal cancer

Most of the earliest rectal cancers have no obvious symptoms. When rectal cancer grows to a certain extent, a series of symptoms will appear. Blood in the stool is one of the most common symptoms of early rectal cancer, but it is often ignored by patients, who think it is dysentery, enteritis or hemorrhoids and other diseases. Patients with early rectal cancer will also experience changes in bowel habits, frequent bowel movements, and discharges are mostly mucus, pus and blood. Initially, these phenomena often occur shortly after getting up in the morning, and then the number of times gradually increases, and even at night, they cannot fall asleep, changing their previous bowel habits. Rectal cancer will cause stenosis and obstruction in about 1 to 2 years, the stool will become thinner, defecation will be difficult, constipation will occur, abdominal discomfort, bloating and pain. If the anal sphincter is involved, it will also cause anal incontinence, pus and blood will often flow out, and the underwear will be soiled. Patients with middle and late rectal cancer may see systemic symptoms such as loss of appetite, weight loss, and anemia.

Second, to prevent colorectal cancer, we should do the following:

(1) Actively prevent and treat rectal polyps, anal fistulas, anal fissures, ulcerative colitis and the stimulation of chronic intestinal inflammation; for multiple polyps and papillary polyps, early surgical removal should be performed once the diagnosis is clear to reduce the chance of canceration.

(2) Diversifying your diet and developing good eating habits are recommended. Do not be partial or picky about food. Do not consume high-fat, high-protein foods for a long time. Regularly eating fresh vegetables containing vitamins and fiber may play an important role in preventing cancer.

(3) Prevent constipation and keep bowel movements smooth.

(4) Attach great importance to regular cancer prevention screening, and pay attention to self-examination at any time to improve vigilance. After discovering "warning signals", timely diagnosis and treatment should be carried out to achieve early detection and early treatment to improve the survival rate of rectal cancer.

(5) Eat less smoked food, fried food, overly spicy food, food that is too irritating, and food that is difficult to digest. The more animal fat you consume from your diet, the greater the risk of dissolving and absorbing carcinogens; a high-fat diet can increase the secretion of bile acid in the intestine, which has the potential to irritate and damage the intestinal mucosa. If you are in this irritation and damage for a long time, it may induce the formation of tumor cells and lead to colorectal cancer.

Warm reminder: The above is an introduction to the prevention methods of rectal cancer. Experts suggest: If your body shows symptoms of disease, you can choose appropriate treatment according to your symptoms. Do not delay diagnosis. You should go to a regular hospital for medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences.