What symptom does rectum cancer terminal have

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Recently, my uncle felt tired all over, and he still had pain when defecating. He didn't defecate very smoothly. He also found that his stool was stained with blood. When he went to the hospital, he was found to have advanced rectal cancer. Let me tell you the symptoms of advanced rectal cancer.

What symptom does rectum cancer terminal have

First, the enlargement of advanced rectal cancer leads to intestinal stenosis and intestinal obstruction. When the intestinal cavity is completely blocked, there will be constipation, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other symptoms of intestinal obstruction. When the advanced rectal cancer expands further, it will invade the surrounding tissues and organs, making the patients difficult to urinate, frequent urination, and painful urination.

Second: the mass can be touched during the anal digital examination, and the number of defecation in patients with advanced rectal cancer is increasing, and the local irritation symptoms of cancer such as incomplete defecation, frequent defecation, urgency and heaviness, etc. Increased intestinal secretion is another typical symptom of advanced rectal cancer, which is caused by 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.

Third: rectal cancer often invades surrounding tissues and organs, such as bladder and prostate, causing frequent urination, urgency and dysuria. Invasion of presacral plexus, sacrococcygeal and lumbar pain. Rectal cancer can also metastasize to the liver, causing hepatomegaly, ascites, jaundice, and even cachexia.

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Generally speaking, advanced rectal cancer will cover all the symptoms in the early stage. In addition, there will be some systemic manifestations, such as often feeling low back pain without any reason, not working hard, and severe anemia. These are the common symptoms of advanced rectal cancer.