Common Symptoms
Bowel symptoms are common and many be part of various disease processes.
Anal Symptoms
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Bleeding, usually bright
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Mucous
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Pruritus (itching)
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Pain,
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Soiling,
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Incontinence
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Lumps
Rectal Symptoms
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Bleeding, bright or dark
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Mucous
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Feeling of incomplete evacuation
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Straining
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Supporting the pelvis when defaecating
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Using the finger to help evacuation
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Urgency – the need to open the bowel now to prevent incontinence
Colonic Symptoms
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Bleeding, usually dark
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Diarrhoea, watery or frequent
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Bloody diarrhoea, with mucous
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Constipation
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Bloating
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Abdominal pain – usually gripey
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Change in bowel habit
General Symptoms