Symptoms before recurrence of rectal cancer

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Long term abdominal pain, and bloody stool symptoms, anal drop feeling, every time there is a feeling of endless defecation, stool frequency increased, and with mucus, and blood, the doctor diagnosed with rectal cancer. The doctor has been much better after treatment. I'd like to share my experience with you about the symptoms before recurrence of rectal cancer

Symptoms before recurrence of rectal cancer

Symptom 1: the enlargement of cancer can cause intestinal stenosis and intestinal obstruction. Cancer invasion of surrounding tissues and organs, can cause dysuria, frequent urination, dysuria and other symptoms; invasion of the presacral plexus, sacrococcygeal and lumbar pain; transfer to the liver, causing hepatomegaly, ascites jaundice, and even cachexia and other manifestations.

Symptom 2: Anal finger examination, more can touch the mass, advanced rectal cancer patients in addition to the general common loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia and other systemic symptoms, there are increased frequency of defecation, incomplete defecation, frequent defecation, diarrhea and other cancer local irritation symptoms.

Symptom 3: intestinal mucosa stimulated secretion increased, and a small amount of mucus secretion with stool discharge. As the tumor continues to develop, it will cause more irritation to the rectal mucosa. Patients begin to feel mild discomfort in the rectum, or often have a sense of emptiness. At the same time, mucus secretion increases, and strip mucus is often seen on the surface of the stool. Sometimes constipation can occur, but it is not caused by intestinal stenosis. In the early stage of cancer ulceration, patients often have diarrhea, and the stool contains more mucus. When cancerous tumour surface festers, defecate is thinner, can be like water and mixed with mucus and blood.

matters needing attention

Cancer patients in the late stage are mainly treated to improve the quality of life, so all treatment should be based on the premise of improving the quality of life of patients, not to treat the disease, but to increase the pain of patients.