What is the symptom of rectum tumour

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Rectal cancer (rectalcancer) is a common malignant tumor in gastrointestinal tract, and is the most common part of colorectal cancer. Its incidence rate is next to stomach and esophagus cancer. The etiology of rectal cancer is not clear, most of them think that it is related to food or heredity. Here to remind our friends, we should pay attention to rectal cancer. So what are the symptoms of rectal cancer? Let's talk about it.

What is the symptom of rectum tumour

One of the early symptoms of rectal cancer: bloody stool is the most common symptom of rectal cancer, but it is often ignored by patients or misdiagnosed as hemorrhoids and delayed treatment, making the condition worse. Hematochezia is mostly red or dark red, mixed with mucus bloody stool, or pus bloody stool, sometimes accompanied by blood clots and necrotic tissue. The above symptoms are the result of blood supply disturbance, tissue necrosis, erosion, ulceration, infection and ulcer formation after cancer proliferation. Many patients with unexplained bloody stool, anal foreign body sensation symptoms, often think it is hemorrhoids, and ignore the possibility of cancer.

Early symptoms of rectal cancer two: stool habits change, due to the mass and its secretions, can produce symptoms of intestinal irritation, frequent defecation, not diurnal feeling, irritability and other symptoms, but the discharge is mostly mucus pus and blood, initially these "pseudo diarrhea" phenomenon occurs in the early morning, called morning diarrhea. Later, the frequency gradually increased, even at night can not sleep, changed the past defecation habits.

The third early symptom of rectal cancer is intestinal stricture and obstruction. The tumor infiltrates around the circumference of the intestinal wall, making the intestinal cavity narrow. Especially at the junction of rectum and sigmoid colon, it is mostly narrow type of hard cancer, which is easy to cause obstruction. Rectal carcinoma of the ampulla is usually ulcerative. It is estimated that it takes about one to two years to cause obstruction, narrowing of stool, difficulty in defecation, constipation, abdominal discomfort, bloating and pain. Due to the accumulation of feces, a cord like mass can be found in the upper part of the obstruction, sometimes in the left lower abdomen.

matters needing attention

Diet is one of the important factors causing rectal cancer, therefore, we must pay more attention to diet. The diet should be light and easy to digest as much as possible. It is advisable to eat more protein rich, low-fat and multi vitamin foods to promote metabolism and enhance immunity.