What are the symptoms of rectal cancer

As living standards gradually improve, people have more and more unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles. As a result, many people suffer from rectal cancer, which has irreversible consequences for their physical and mental health. So, what are the symptoms of rectal cancer? Let's take a look at them together.

What are the symptoms of rectal cancer?

1. Changes in bowel habits are the earliest and most common symptom of rectal cancer. Due to the stimulation of rectal cancer tumors, patients with rectal cancer may have an increase in the number of bowel movements for no obvious reason or alternating constipation and diarrhea in a short period of time, with a feeling of incomplete bowel movements. As the disease progresses, the lesions increase in size, and the tumors may block the rectal outlet, causing constipation, thin or deformed stools, abdominal distension and other symptoms. This is one of the early symptoms of rectal cancer.

2. Early symptoms of rectal cancer may include loose stools, blood in the stool, and mucus. Eighty percent of rectal cancer patients may have blood in their stools, which is bright red or dark red, often mixed with mucus and pus. Once rectal cancer patients find the above symptoms, they should go to the hospital for examination immediately. When seeing a doctor, be careful not to easily believe the doctor's conclusions without any examination, such as hemorrhoids or bacillary dysentery. If the doctor does not request an examination, the patient may as well ask for it himself. Generally speaking, digital rectal examination can detect more than 75% of rectal cancers, and electronic anoscopes can detect almost all rectal cancers.

The above is an explanation of the common early symptoms of rectal cancer. I hope it can be helpful to you. At the same time, I also hope that patients can do a good job of postoperative care for rectal cancer according to the above introduction, so as to speed up the recovery process of the disease.