In fact, many of our anorectal surgery clinics are patients with "blood in the stool". Every time I see such a patient, I ask.
Hello, what's uncomfortable?
Doctor, I have hemorrhoids.Many people equate "blood in the stool" with "hemorrhoids" and think that blood in the stool is caused by hemorrhoids.
If you also have such thoughts, please spend 2 minutes to read this article carefully, and you can also ** give it to your friends and family, maybe you will benefit for a lifetime!
Generally, when I encounter patients with "blood in the stool", I will ask the patient how long the blood has been in the stool, the color of the blood in the stool, the amount of blood in the stool, whether there is a change in stool Xi habits, ......And a ** digital examination is performed.
Such a detailed inquiry and the most basic ** examination are both responsible for the patient and for yourself.
Admittedly, most blood in the stool is caused by "hemorrhoids", but sometimes it is "not that simple". There are many causes of blood in the stool, such as internal hemorrhoids, fissures, rectal polyps, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, ......
Blood in the stool is all too common, so if you have blood in the stool, what should you pay attention to?
Stool characteristics, such as color, whether it mixes with stool, shape of stool, etc.
Hemorrhoids have blood in the stool, mostly bright red, the amount can be more or less, and it is not mixed with the stool;Whether bowel Xi habits have changed;Other accompanying symptoms, such as abdominal pain, sudden weight loss in a short period of time, anemia, poor mental status, ......
In our anorectal surgery, many patients with advanced rectal cancer are "careless" when they first appear blood in their stools, thinking that they have "hemorrhoids", and they don't take it to heart, and the results are ......
Today's popular science is not to teach you self-identification, but I just hope that you will not easily preconceive when you usually have "blood in your stool".
You might as well pay attention to some of the above conditions, and then go to a regular hospital for consultation, at least do a "** digital test".
Hemorrhoids