Anorectal disorders

Introduction: Anorectal disorders

See also anal disorders or rectal disorders for other related information.

Symptoms of Anorectal disorders

• Bleeding per rectum
• Altered bowel habit
• Tenesmus
• Weight loss
• Abdominal pain

See full list of 8 symptoms of Anorectal disorders

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Anorectal disorders:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Anorectal disorders

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Anorectal disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Anorectal disorders

Misdiagnosis and Anorectal disorders

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of celiac...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better...read more »

Painful anorectal conditions: Anorectal problems are common and tend to cause serious anxiety in the patient due to its alarming symptoms like extreme pain, discharge, bleeding, pruritus and lumps. Some of...read more »

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Causes of Anorectal disorders

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Patient Surveys for Anorectal disorders

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Statistics for Anorectal disorders

• Medical statistics for Anorectal disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Anorectal disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Anorectal disorders
• Society statistics for Anorectal disorders

Types of Anorectal disorders

• Anal conditions
• Rectal conditions
• Anal Cancer
• Anal fissure
• Anal itching

See full list of 25 Types of Anorectal disorders

Stories from Users Related to Anorectal disorders

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