The rectum is the last section of the digestive link and the continuation of the large intestine. Diseases of the rectum, with which they most often seek medical help:
Hemorrhoids.
Proctitis.
Anal fissures.
Rectal cancer.
The most common pathology of the
rectum is hemorrhoids, which occurs as a result of chronic constipation. This disease catches up with almost 40% of people, and 20% of patients need treatment. Like all other diseases of the rectum, hemorrhoids have various causes of development: constipation, motionless lifestyle, pregnancy, a certain type of work activity, alcohol abuse, infectious diseases.
Signs of the onset of the disease can be:
discomfort near the anus,
itching
difficulties with bowel movements.
with advanced stages of the disease, blood from the rectum may appear.
Treatment of this disease of the rectum is aimed at eliminating pain, relieving spasm, stopping internal bleeding.
In second place diseases of the rectum is cancer. The causes of its occurrence have not yet been identified, there are only suggestions that chronic diseases of the inflammatory process - ulcerative colitis, anal fissures, etc. can contribute to this.
Signs of colorectal cancer:
The presence in the feces of impurities in the form of mucus separately or together with pus and even blood. Moreover, sometimes bleeding occurs, with which pieces of the tumor can come out.
Pain in the sacrum, lower back, tailbone and perineum.
Feces become ribbon-shaped.
Constant urge to defecate, causing pain.
The patient may feel the presence of something foreign in the rectum. As a rule, this is the tumor itself.
Constipation, which is accompanied by bloating, pain in the upper abdomen.
With cancer of the anus, the presence of a tumor at the anus can be visually determined .
If the disease is started, then there are constant pains in the lower abdomen, stool is released during urination or from the vagina (when the tumor spreads to the bladder and the passage between the bladder or vagina and intestine forms).
Treatment of such a disease of the rectum as cancer is carried out only surgically, in which the affected area is removed. Other types of treatment bring only temporary results.
The appearance of an anal fissure is accompanied by
frequent constipation, pain during bowel movements. This may cause minor bleeding.
Treatment of anal fissures is based on the prevention of constipation and the doctor stretching the sphincter of the anus for 4 minutes. The patient is under general anesthesia at this time.
Proctitis is an inflammatory disease that is accompanied by damage to the rectal mucosa. The causes of its occurrence include malnutrition, constipation, parasite diseases, inflammation of the pelvic organs. The main symptoms include rectal pain and discharge of pus from the anus. Sometimes the temperature rises. Treatment aims to suppress infection with antibiotics. For diseases of the rectum, special attention should be paid to your diet.