The most common symptoms of rectal cancer

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Recently, some people are asking what are the symptoms of postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer. I used to be in this situation. Let me share with you the most common symptoms of rectal cancer.

The most common symptoms 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

Regular defecation training: the patient should get out of bed and teach the patient to use the method of fecal bag in the L week after the operation. Regular defecation training, regular enema through the stoma to establish the habit of regular defecation.