What are the main symptoms of advanced rectal cancer

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Since suffering from rectal cancer, my body metabolism has been greatly affected. Constipation and bloody stool often appear. I can't get good digestion after eating. I often feel abdominal pain. Next, I will tell you what are the main symptoms of advanced rectal cancer?

What are the main symptoms of advanced rectal cancer

First, the mass can be touched during the anal digital examination. The frequency of defecation in patients with advanced rectal cancer is increased, and the local irritation symptoms such as incomplete defecation, urgency, frequent defecation, etc. This is one of the typical late symptoms of rectal cancer. Due to the enlargement of advanced rectal cancer, intestinal stenosis and obstruction appear. When the intestinal cavity is completely blocked, constipation, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other advanced symptoms of rectal cancer appear.

Second: when the advanced cancer expands further, it will invade the surrounding tissues and organs, making the patient dysuria, dysuria, frequent urination and other advanced symptoms of rectal cancer. When the cancer invades the presacral plexus, there will be sacrococcygeal and lumbar pain; when it is transferred to the liver, it will cause hepatomegaly, ascites jaundice, and even cachexia. Cancer invasion of surrounding tissues and organs, can cause dysuria, frequent urination, dysuria and other symptoms; invasion of presacral plexus, sacral and lumbar pain; transfer to the liver, causing hepatomegaly, ascites, jaundice, and even cachexia and other manifestations.

Third: another typical advanced symptom of rectal cancer is the increase of intestinal secretion, which is caused by the stimulation of intestinal mucosa. A small amount of mucus secretion will be discharged with the stool, and there is strip mucus on the surface of the stool. In addition to the common systemic symptoms such as loss of appetite, weight loss and anemia, patients with advanced rectal cancer also have some local irritation symptoms such as increased frequency of defecation, incomplete defecation, frequent defecation, and tenesmus. The enlargement of cancer may cause intestinal stenosis and obstruction.

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In the advanced stage of rectal cancer, patients will have intestinal bleeding and bloody stool symptoms, in addition, the body will be in a state of extreme weakness. At this time, patients should rely on diet to intake protein, due to physical weakness will appear anemia, weight loss phenomenon.