What's the matter with being unable to hold back poop?

Defecation is a very common thing in life, and basically everyone has defecation, but some people have the problem of not being able to hold their bowels. The cause of this symptom is colorectal polyps or colorectal malignant tumors, or it may be caused by anal incontinence. No matter what the cause is, it is best to go to the hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible to avoid delaying and worsening the condition.

Intestinal polyps are a chronic inflammation, which are raised lesions of the intestinal mucosa and are more common in the rectum and colon. Many patients do not have obvious symptoms when suffering from intestinal polyps, but are discovered through examinations. For some patients with symptomatic intestinal polyps, there are three main symptoms. You can learn about them so that you can detect the disease in time once symptomatic intestinal polyps appear.

Generally speaking, for intestinal polyps, if the polyps are small and few in number, there are usually no obvious symptoms in the early stage. However, a small number of patients may experience some symptoms, which are mainly manifested in the following three symptoms:

1. Blood in the stool. If it is a colon polyp, it is most likely to have blood in the stool. When blood in the stool occurs, many patients will think it is hemorrhoids, and thus fail to take timely prevention and treatment, which may bring greater harm. In fact, the symptoms of blood in the stool of hemorrhoids and intestinal polyps are different. The blood in the stool caused by hemorrhoids is mostly dripping after defecation, and the blood is bright red. It does not usually bleed, but for the bleeding caused by colon polyps, it is often mixed in the stool.

2. Changes in bowel habits. When suffering from intestinal polyps, patients may experience changes in the time and frequency of bowel movements, or symptoms such as constipation and unexplained diarrhea. Especially if constipation and diarrhea occur alternately or are accompanied by abdominal pain, then you should pay attention, as you may have intestinal polyps and you should see a doctor in time for a diagnosis.

3. Changes in stool shape. For normal and healthy people, stool should be cylindrical. However, if there are polyps in the colon cavity, they can compress the stool, causing the stool to become thinner or flat, and some may even have blood stains.

In addition to these three symptoms, some larger polyps can cause intussusception, intestinal obstruction and abdominal pain. If the rectal polyps are pedunculated, the polyps may prolapse outside the anus during defecation. This situation is more common in children. In short, when the above symptoms similar to intestinal polyps appear, patients must seek medical attention in time to identify the cause and take timely prevention and treatment.