Anal bleeding in children

Anal bleeding is a very common disease in daily life. It not only causes great harm to the patient's physical health, but also seriously affects their normal life. Especially when children have anal bleeding, it will make parents very worried. At this time, parents should take their children to see a doctor in time and choose appropriate treatment methods to help their children recover as soon as possible.

1. Diseases that cause anal bleeding

In addition to hemorrhoidal bleeding, anal bleeding may also be caused by the following diseases:

1. Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is a common disease that causes bloody stools. The most important thing is to distinguish it from bloody stools caused by hemorrhoids. Blood in the stool in the early stages of colorectal cancer may appear as a small amount of blood covering the surface of the stool. As the disease progresses, the amount of blood in the stool will gradually increase, and phenomena such as stool thinning and intestinal obstruction may also occur.

2. Ulcerative colitis

The blood in the stool caused by ulcerative colitis may be bright or dark in color and is mostly mixed with the feces. There may also be mucus and pus in the stool. In addition, patients with ulcerative colitis often have symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.

3. Colon polyps

Colorectal polyps can be single or multiple. The blood in the stool of this disease occurs intermittently, is bright red, not much in amount, and is not mixed with feces. Some patients have small fleshy tumors (polyps) protrude from the anus during bowel movements, and then retract into the rectum after defecation.

4. Anal fissure and anal mucosal damage

The blood in the stool caused by anal fissure is fresh blood. During defecation, a small amount of blood can be seen on the surface of the stool or on toilet paper, and there may also be fresh blood dripping down.

5. Colonic vascular dysplasia

The blood in the stool caused by colon vascular dysplasia is heavy and bright red.

2. How to prevent anal bleeding?

1. Strengthen exercise, promote blood circulation in the body, do more anal exercises, and restore sphincter elasticity.

2. Adjust your diet reasonably. In your daily diet, you can choose more vegetables, fruits, beans and other foods rich in vitamins and fiber, and less spicy and irritating foods such as peppers, mustard, ginger and wine.

3. Develop the habit of regular bowel movements, avoid squatting for too long, and keep the area around the anus clean.

Anal bleeding is no small matter! Here, we need to remind everyone that if bloody stools only occur once or twice, it may be caused by getting angry and there is no need to worry too much. However, if the symptoms persist, you must go to the hospital for examination to find out the cause of the bloody stools and then receive symptomatic treatment. Do not ignore it!