Medical treatment depends on the stage of rectal cancer (stages I-IV), with IV being the most severe stage; multiplechemotherapymedications are available and are chosen by the specialist (oncologist) to fit the individual's stage of rectal cancer; other specialists may need to be consulted. Sur...
Less frequent or secondary causes of rectal pain (discomfort, pressure) may include: cancer (colorectal cancer); infection, including anorectal abscesses (proctitis, rectal inflammation) prostate problems (prostatitis) may produce pressure, pain, or throbbing sensations in the rectum; inflammatory bowel...
Perirectal abscesses are located inside the rectum (the section where poop is held in your digestive tract before it passes through the anus). This type of abscess is less common and often associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn’s disease. Surgical incision and drai...
The middle of the abscess liquefies and contains dead cells, bacteria, and other debris. This area begins to grow, creating tension under the skin and further inflammation of the surrounding tissues. Pressure and inflammation cause the pain. People with weakened immune systems get certain abscesse...
Aggressive sexual attempts at auto-eroticism using rectally inserted foreign bodies may cause traumatic proctitis complicated by bacterial peritonitis or perirectal abscesses. 展开 关键词: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs travel STDs among travellers prevention control ...
In women, because of the short distance between the vagina and anus, gonorrhea infection can occur even without anal intercourse. Usually, anal gonorrhea has no symptoms. When proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) occurs, symptoms may include pain, rectal fullness, the urge to have a bowel mov...
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examine the intestine following rectal insertion of a liquid barium contrast agent, and capsuleendoscopy, which examines the intestines via a pill-sized video camera that is swallowed by the patient and transmits images to sensors attached to the patient’s body as it passes through the digestive...
Perianal abscess (pus in the deep tissue around the anus) Perianal hematoma (a collection of blood in the perianal tissue caused by a ruptured vein, sometimes called an external hemorrhoid) Proctalgia fugax (fleeting pain due to rectal muscle spasm) ...
Rectal bleeding (known medically as hematochezia) refers to the passage of red blood from the anus, often mixed with stool and/or blood clots. It is often referred to as rectal bleeding because the rectum lies immediately above the anus, but red blood in the stool may be coming from the ...