Anal Discomfort & Cancer Warning Signs — Hygiene, Hair Care, and Screening Essentials

People are quite embarrassed, as an intimately private part of the anus, they unwillingly decide to forgo seeing a doctor, and fairly often imagine that they can just endure it. However, some pain or discomfort symptoms, actually may be a sign that a cancer is growing in the body.

1. Discomfort of the anus and cancer “footsteps” 4 kinds

The anus is a very important organ of the human excretory system and when cancer is there, a variety of symptoms of discomfort may also be present, but due to the fact that some of these symptoms can be easily missed, thus it is not easy to detect the disease in its early stage. It is the best that if one is having these discomforts, not to neglect the cancer risks.

I. Bleeding and anal pain

The anal area is the spot where the pain is most frequently felt, and the time of occurrence, in general, tends to be long. The pain will thus be extended to the areas surrounding the lower body. Watch out for the risk of anal cancer. The tumor when turning malignant and embracing the peripheral nerves, will lead to similar symptoms and patients at this stage are often accompanied by bleeding during defecation. Make sure you keep a vigilant eye on it.

II. Secretions increase

Increased anal secretions practically rule out the existence of perianal lesions such as anal fistula and perianal eczema, and may also be a warning signal of colorectal cancer, a common symptom that occurs due to tumors invading surrounding tissues. The patients are usually accompanied by such symptoms as blood in stool and painful defecation.

III. Anal itching

There are various reasons for anal itching, and suppose you have already tried an anti-itch ointment without any improvement, but also be cautious of cancer that the skin around the anus may also be irritated as a result of tumor development, triggering an inflammatory response that leads to sensitive itching around the anus.

IV. Anal swelling

Swelling is a distinct feeling in the anus and very often it is the feeling of not having enough feces. It may be that the merging of the tumor with the rectum has gone so far that the rectal wall has lost its elasticity, thus the brain sends a signal of false defecation. Patients are usually in such a condition that they run to the toilet 3-4 times a day and ultimately either the stool is very thin, or only a little mucus comes out of the anus. If this feeling of incomplete defecation lasts for more than two weeks and cannot be treated with standard methods, then one should be tested for related lesion risk immediately.

2. Why does the perianal area also have “hair”? Scratches?

Anal hair is that some hair that grows in the crevices of our butts and is located near the anus of almost everyone. Generally, men have more and thicker anal hair than women. Its growth is influenced by your personal genetics, androgens levels, age and other factors. Influence.

The anal area is a unique position where first in terms of prevention of bacterial contaminant invasion it plays a significant protective role; secondly, the butt environment is relatively hot and humid, and anal hair can improve the influence of sweat or other secretions moisture-removing and sweat-preventing “effect”; besides that, anal hair can also lessen the number of the friction between the two buttocks during the exercise to avoid the damaged butt skin by friction .

Some people hate the anal hair, find it filthy and want to get rid of it, but the skin around the anus is quite different from other parts of the skin, it is more delicate and lacks the protection of anal hair, sweat from the perianal area during exercise is difficult to get out , while increasing anal discomfort, it can also cause the odor due to the influence of these secretions, and when the hanging anal hair grows again, hard burrs will also increase the sensitivity of the surrounding skin, and frequent scratching will also occur increased risk of rash .

Moreover, the perianal area is bumpy, and due to your blunt razor, you may have shaved off the skin and left the area vulnerable to infection, and the perianal area is not very breathable, so if the skin is scratched, the risk of infection is high, hence removal of the anal hair is not recommended.

3. Do you have the habit of “anal washing”? Can try

Do you all pay special attention to butt cleaning every day when you take a shower? A lot of people in this place may habitually ignore it, or simply rinse it off, but in fact the butt especially near the perianal area, pay more attention to careful cleaning.

The skin around the anus is delicate and wrinkled, and it is easy for feces and other secretions to remain. You must know that toilet paper cannot be applied 100% cleanly around the anus. Some studies have found that every time you go to the toilet, no matter how clean you wipe it, there will be wrinkles around the anus About 0.1 grams of feces remained , if you don’t pay attention to cleanliness, it can easily become a hotbed for bacterial development and even cause a variety of anorectal diseases.

Washing your butt frequently can not only remove urine, feces and other residues, but also help reduce the risk of bacterial infection at the urethral opening. It is effective in preventing urinary system infections. Perianal cleaning can also prevent the risk of various anorectal diseases such as anal fissures, anal fistulas, hemorrhoids, etc, especially for women, the vagina is close to the anus, and careful cleaning around the anus is also helpful to reduce the entry of related pollutants into the vagina and cause possible gynecological diseases.

Then how to wash your butt correctly in daily life? 3 ways to learn:

① Prepare a special cleaning basin first, and be careful not to share it with your family;

② The skin around the anus is relatively sensitive, so it is best to wipe it with warm water when cleaning;

③ The cleaning time should not be too long, the frequency should not be too high, and excessive cleaning is not good for perianal health.

4. Regarding an examination of the anus, I advise you to do it

Digital anal examination is one of the main means of screening for anorectal diseases in the clinic , but in reality this examination method is very unpopular. The Chongqing Morning Post Public Opinion Survey Center once surveyed 1,950 local citizens on physical examination items and found that among the examination items with the highest abandonment rate, there was a digital anal examination, and the abandonment rate was as high as 39%.

Digital anal examination “technical work” is very important. It can directly detect whether there are hemorrhoids, anal fistulas, anal fissures and other diseases in the anus or around the anus. It even has a high detection rate for rectal cancer and other malignant anorectal diseases Yao Qi, attending physician at the Anorectal Surgery Department of Shenzhen People’s Hospital Introduction, digital anal examination does not require other auxiliary equipment, the method is simple and easy, very cost-effective Clinical 75% – 80% of rectal cancers can be detected by this examination.

Especially in people with the following characteristics, be sure to pay attention to anal examinations:

① People over 40 years old;

② There are relatives in the family with a history of bowel cancer and intestinal polyps, and there may be high-risk genetic risks;

③ People with digestive tract diseases such as anal discomfort, bloody stools or abnormal defecation habits.

People who meet these conditions must undergo regular digital examinations and do preventive screening, so that early anorectal diseases can be detected in a timely manner and intervention can be carried out as early as possible to avoid a more serious risk of worsening.

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