What are the symptoms of solitary rectal ulcer?
Although part of the disease population may not experience any symptoms (Up to 26% of patients can be asymptomatic), please find below the most common signs and symptoms of solitary rectal ulcer. It is true that bleeding is by far the most common symptom.
- Bleeding of rectum
- Rectal pain or anal sphincter spasms
- Spasm
- Pelvic fullness feeling
- Diarrhea
- The passage of mucus
- Having trouble to manage bowel movements
- Mucous discharge, passing mucus
- Feeling pain during bowel movements (Incontinence)
- Altered bowel habits
- Sensing abundance in the pelvis
- Feeling of incomplete passing of stool
- Tenesmus
Rectal Ulcer DiagnosisHow do you make screening and diagnosis in solitary rectal ulcer syndrome? Unfortunately physical examination of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is generally unremarkable; when current signs are limited to the perineum and rectum. |
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