What symptom does rectum cancer have

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The incidence rate of rectal cancer is also increasing. The etiology of rectal cancer is related to social environment, eating habits and genetic factors. The main early symptoms of rectal cancer are hematochezia and change of defecation habits. When the cancer is confined to the rectal mucosa, hematochezia is the only early symptom accounting for 85%. Unfortunately, it is often ignored by patients. Let's take a look at the following.

What symptom does rectum cancer have

First: change of defecation habits. The frequency of defecation has changed from once a day to two or three times. After each defecation, there is a feeling of endless defecation; The shape of feces began to change, such as from coarse to fine; The feces became black or dark red, and the feces became thin with mucus; The frequency of defecation increased, but the feces could not be discharged.

Second: mucus stool and purulent bloody stool. Cancer rupture, stool often with bright red or dark red blood and mucus, and fecal blood mixed; There are pus blood or mucus blood in the stool, frequent defecation or alternating diarrhea and constipation; The shape of stool changes, becomes thin, flattens or has grooves.

Third: anemia and emaciation. With the progress of the disease, the patient may have chronic wasting symptoms, such as anemia, emaciation, fatigue, fever, and even cachexia, and often accompanied by fatigue and unexplained weight loss, which is related to bloody stool, insufficient intake and excessive consumption.

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Abdominal pain and distension. The incidence of abdominal pain is higher than that of abdominal distension. Most of the pain sites were in the middle and lower abdomen, with different degrees of pain, mostly dull pain or swelling pain.