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Introduction: Anal symptoms

Further information about Anal symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Anal symptoms: rectal bleeding, anorectal pain, anal pain, rectal pain, anal itching, anal swelling, anal lump, anal cancer or other types.

Anal symptoms: Symptoms affecting the anus. See free access online books about Anal symptoms below. See detailed information below for a list of 170 causes of Anal symptoms, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Types of Anal symptoms:

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Anal symptoms: Multiple Symptom Checker

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Anal symptoms

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Anal symptoms

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Diagnostic Guides for Anal symptoms

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Anal symptoms from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Anal symptoms. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Anal symptoms

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HEMORRHOIDS

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

MELENA

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

RECTAL BLEEDING

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

RECTAL PAIN

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

RECTAL DISCHARGE

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

RECTAL MASS

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs"

Hemorrhoids

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Rectal Pain

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Rectal Masses

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

GI Bleeding - Melena & Hematochezia

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

RECTAL BLEEDING

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

RECTAL PAIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

ANAL MASS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

RECTAL DISCHARGE

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

RECTAL MASS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

HEMATEMESIS AND MELENA

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

Melena

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Rectal pain

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Hemorrhoids

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Anal fissure

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Anorectal abscess and fistula

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Anorectal stricture

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Rectal polyps

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Rectal prolapse

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)"

Melena

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Rectal pain

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Hematochezia [Rectal bleeding]

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Rectal Bleeding

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"

Rectal Pain

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"

Hemorrhoids

  • "Handbook of Diseases"

Melena

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"

Melena

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Rectal pain

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Melena

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Rectal pain

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Hematochezia [Rectal bleeding]

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Misdiagnosis and Anal symptoms

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...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...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 ...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 infectious diarrheal illness (i.e. ...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,...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 disease). A variety of...read more »

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

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Diagnostic tests for Anal symptoms:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Anal symptoms. Some of these are listed below :

  • External Physical examination - looking for perianal skin tags, external hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, patulous anus, anal fissure, anal fistula, anal herpes, perianal warts.
  • Digital rectal examination- noting tone, any mass, tenderness, blood
  • Swab of any perianal lesions - to diagnose herpes.
  • Sexually transmitted disease screen - if appropriate.
  • Sigmoidoscopy and Proctoscopy - allow visualization of any lumps or swellings that have been felt or to exclude other impalpable lesions and to take a biopsy of lump.

See full list of 6 diagnostic tests for Anal symptoms

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Anal symptoms. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you noticed the anal symptoms - determine if acute or chronic.
  • Was there an event that caused the symptoms to appear initially? - perianal haematoma may appear following straining at toilet or some other effort involving strain , episode of constipation can predispose to anal fissure , unsafe sex may increase risk of anal herpes.
  • Are the anal symptoms there all the time or does it come and go? - A lump that comes and goes indicates a prolapse of a lesion from the rectum e.g. rectal prolapse, rectal polyp or internal hemorrhoids, Proctalgia fugax is rectal pain lasting 3-30mins often waking person at night.
  • If the anal symptoms occur intermittently, what causes them to appear? - e.g. prolapse occurs during bowel evacuation, anal itch can occur with hot weather, exercise or sweating.
  • Medical history of Inflammatory bowel disease? - may indicate increased risk of perianal abscess.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Anal symptoms) may include:

  • Is there pain? - may indicate perianal haematoma, strangulated internal hemorrhoids, perianal abscess, anal fissure, anal herpes, ulcerative proctitis, proctalgia fugax or rectal ulcer.
  • Constipation? - predisposes to hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, rectal prolapse, faecal incontinence, anal fissure, skin tags and itch.
  • Rectal bleeding or blood on the toilet paper? - may indicate perianal haematoma, hemorrhoids, colorectal or anal cancer, rectal polyp, anal fissure, rectal ulcer or diverticulitis.
  • Passage of mucous? - may occur with benign or malignant rectal tumors.
  • Fever? - may indicate perianal abscess.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Anal symptoms (24 listings)

Stories from Users for Anal symptoms

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Organs affected by Anal symptoms:

The list of organs typically affected by Anal symptoms may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Anal symptoms

The list below shows some of the causes of Anal symptoms mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 170 causes of Anal symptoms

How Common are these Causes of Anal symptoms?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Anal symptoms. Of the 170 causes of Anal symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 5 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 11 causes are "common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 2 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 16 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 140 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 170 causes of Anal symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Anal symptoms:

The following list of conditions have 'Anal symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Symbols

  • 2q deletion ... anal fistulae

    A

  • Abdominal Cancer ... blood in stool
  • Abdominal Neoplasms ... blood in stool
  • Acinic cell carcinoma ... blood in stool
  • Acute Gastritis ... blood in stool
  • Adenocarcinoid tumor ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool
  • Adenosarcoma of the uterus ... rectal symptoms
  • Agranulocytosis ... anal ulcers
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections ... anal cancer
  • Amebiasis ... Rectal pain, Bloody stool, bloody stool, bloody stool
  • Amebic dysentery ... blood in stool
  • Amoebiasis ... blood in stool
  • Amyloidosis, familial cutaneous ... blood in stool
  • Anal Cancer ... rectal bleeding, anal discharge, anal bleeding, blood in stool, itchy anus, Tenesmus
  • Anal conditions ... Tenesmus
  • Anal fissure ... anal itching, rectal bleeding, blood in stool, pain after passing stool, bright red blood on toilet paper, bleeding when passing stool, blood in diapers, anal pain
  • Anal itching ... anal itching, red anal skin, swollen anal skin, anal scratching
  • Anorectal disorders ... Tenesmus
  • Attenuated familial polyposis ... rectal bleeding
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... hemorrhoids

    B

  • Back tumour ... blood in stools
  • Blastocystis hominis ... anal itching
  • Bowel conditions ... Tenesmus
  • Bowel Obstruction ... blood-stained mucus passed
  • Brodie pile ... anal pain

    C

  • Carbamate insecticide poisoning ... tenesmus
  • Cellulitis ... anal itching, Symptoms of Perianal cellulitis
  • Cervical Cancer ... blood in stool
  • Chancroid ... rectal bleeding
  • Chlamydia ... anal discharge
  • Cirrhosis of the liver ... blood in stool
  • Colitis ... blood in stool
  • Colonic Inertia ... bleeding from the anus
  • Colorectal cancer ... blood in stool
  • Colorectal Polyps ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool
  • Congenital aplastic anemia ... blood in stool
  • Congenital megacolon ... blood-streaked stool
  • Costello syndrome ... anal papillomas
  • Craniosynostosis radial aplasia syndrome ... anal anomalies
  • Crohn's disease ... rectal bleeding
  • Currarino triad ... altered anorectal function, anorectal ectopia
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... rectal prolapse

    D

  • Defibrination syndrome ... Blood in the stool
  • Diaper rash ... anal region skin rash
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosi ... colorectal disease
  • Digestive duplication ... anal pain, bloody stool
  • Dipylidium ... Anal pruritis
  • Dipylidium caninum infection ... itchy anus
  • Diverticular Disease ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool
  • Durand-Nicolas-Favre syndrome ... tenesmus
  • Dysentery ... tenesmus, bloody stool

    E

  • Endometrial stromal sarcoma ... rectal symptoms
  • Endometriosis ... rectal pain
  • Enterocolitis ... rectal bleeding
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Infection ... Bloody stools
  • Erythema multiforme ... anus blisters, anus rash
  • Esophageal varices ... blackened blood in feces

    F

  • Familial Colorectal Cancer ... blood in stool
  • Familial polyposis - classical ... rectal bleeding
  • Familial polyposis, autosomal recessive ... rectal bleeding
  • Febrile Seizures ... rectal temperature greater than 102 degrees F
  • Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia ... blood in stool
  • FG Syndrome ... anal abnormalities
  • FG syndrome 1 ... anal abnormalities
  • FG syndrome 2 ... anal abnormalities
  • FG syndrome 3 ... anal abnormalities
  • FG syndrome 4 ... anal abnormalities
  • FG syndrome 5 ... anal abnormalities
  • Fissures ... Rectal bleeding, Rectal pain
  • Focal dermal hypoplasia ... anal papillomata
  • Food allergies ... blood in the stool
  • Food intolerances ... anal itching
  • Food poisoning ... bloody stool

    G

  • Gastritis ... blood in stool
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool, blood in stool, blood on toilet paper
  • Gastrointestinal neoplasm ... blood in stool
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ... blood in stool
  • Genital herpes ... anal itching, anal burning, anal sores
  • Gonorrhea ... rectal infection, anal itching, anal discharge, Symptoms of rectal gonorrhea infection, blood in stool

    H

  • HELLP syndrome ... blood in stools
  • Helminthiasis ... itchy anus
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... blood in stool
  • Hemorrhagic proctocolitis ... blood in stool
  • Hemorrhoids ... anal itching, rectal bleeding, blood in stool, blood on toilet paper, anal swelling, severe rectal pain, feeling of rectal fullness, anal lump
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura ... blood in stool
  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer ... rectal bleeding
  • Hip cancer ... blood in stools
  • Hochenegg ulcer ... blood in feces
  • Hookworm ... blood in stool
  • Houlston-Ironton-Temple syndrome ... anal defects
  • Hymenolepiasis ... anal itching

    I

  • Imperforate anus ... abnormal anus
  • Intestinal Conditions ... Blood in the stools
  • Intestinal Flu ... blood in stool
  • Intestinal obstruction ... blood-stained mucus passed
  • Intussusception ... blood in feces

    J

  • Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome ... anal mucosal leukoplakia
  • Juvenile polyposis of infancy ... rectal bleeding
  • Juvenile polyposis syndrome, infantile form ... rectal bleeding

    K

  • Keratosis palmoplantaris - adenocarcinoma of the colon ... blood in stool

    L

  • Lichen sclerosis ... anal discomfort, Symptoms of anal lichen sclerosis
  • Lymphoma, Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue ... blood in stool
  • Lynch syndrome I ... rectal bleeding
  • Lynch syndrome II ... rectal bleeding

    M

  • Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor ... rectal symptoms

    N

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis ... blood in stool
  • Neurodermatitis ... anal itching
  • Neurofibromatosis, familial intestinal ... blood in stool
  • Neutropenia ... anal ulcers
  • Non-Specific Urethritis ... pain between anus and genitals

    O

  • Organophosphate insecticide poisoning ... tenesmus

    P

  • Pallister-Hall Syndrome ... anal defects
  • Pancytopenia ... rectal bleeding
  • Pelvic lipomatosis ... rectal bleeding, tenesmus
  • Peptic Ulcer ... blood in stool
  • Perirectal abscess ... anal pain
  • Pinworm ... anal itching, anal scratching
  • Plexosarcoma ... blood in stool
  • Polyarteritis ... blood in the stools
  • Portal hypertension ... blood in stool
  • Portal thrombosis ... blood in stool
  • Portal vein thrombosis ... blood in stool
  • Proctalgia ... rectal pain after rectal examination, rectal pain
  • Proctitis ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool, tenesmus, rectal pain, anorectal pain, feeling of rectal fullness
  • Protozoan Conditions ... Blood per rectum, Tenesmus

    R

  • Rambaud-Galian syndrome ... rectal bleeding
  • Rectal abscess ... rectal swelling, rectal warmth, rectal pain, rectal tenderness
  • Rectal cancer ... blood in stool
  • Rectal conditions ... Tenesmus, Rectal pain, Rectal lump
  • Rectal prolapse ... anal protrusion, blood in stool
  • Rectosigmoid neoplasm ... rectal bleeding, blood in stool
  • Rib Tumor ... blood in stools

    S

  • Sarcoma ... Blood in stools
  • Schistosomiasis ... blood in stool
  • SCID ... diaper area candida
  • Secondary syphilis ... anal rash
  • Shigellosis ... bloody stool
  • Small Intestine Cancer ... blood in stool
  • Small intestine cancer, adult ... blood in stool
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... anus blisters, anus rash
  • Stomach cancer ... blood in stool
  • Stomach cancer, familial ... blood in stool
  • Syphilis ... anal ulcer

    T

  • Thrombasthenia ... blood in stool
  • Thrombocytopathy ... blood in stool
  • Thrombocytopenia ... blood in stool
  • Townes-Brocks Syndrome ... anal defects
  • Tracheal agenesis syndrome ... anal anomalies
  • Treponema infection ... anal rash
  • Tropical sprue ... anal pain
  • Turcot syndrome ... rectal bleeding
  • Typhoid fever ... blood in diarrhea

    U

  • Ulcerative colitis ... Rectal bleeding, blood in stool
  • Urinary tract infections ... rectal fullness feeling
  • Uterine prolapse ... feeling of rectal fullness

    V

  • Vagina cancer ... Rectal symptoms, rectal pain
  • Variceal Bleeding ... blood in stool
  • VATER association ... anal fistula
  • Velocardiofacial syndrome ... anal abnormalities
  • Vitiligo ... rectal white patches
  • Vulvar cancer ... Rectal bleeding

    W

  • Whipworm ... rectal prolapse, bloody stools

    Z

  • Zellweger Syndrome ... blood stool during infancy

    Conditions listing complications: Anal symptoms:

    The following list of conditions have 'Anal symptoms' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    B

  • Bannayan-Zonana syndrome ... rectal bleeding

    C

  • Constipation ... rectal bleeding, rectal prolapse, anal fissure, hemorrhoids
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... rectal prolapse

    E

  • Essential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia ... blood in stool

    F

  • Fecal incontinence ... anal itching, rectal pain

    H

  • Human Papillomavirus ... anal cancer

    N

  • Non-Specific Urethritis ... anal infection, proctitis

    P

  • Pregnancy ... Hemorrhoids

    T

  • Trichomoniasis ... proctitis

    W

  • Whipworm ... rectal prolapse

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    • Causes of Anal symptoms Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Anal symptoms based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
  • Sexual activity - history of sexual behavior?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Anal symptoms?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Anal symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Anal symptoms:

    Subtypes of Anal symptoms:

    Rectal bleeding (118 causes), Anorectal pain (17 causes), Anal pain (5 causes), Rectal pain (8 causes), Anal itching (15 causes), Anal swelling (10 causes), Anal lump (8 causes), Anal cancer (1 cause), Anal ulcer (3 causes), Rectal prolapse (2 causes), Proctitis, Hemorrhoids (1 cause), Piles, Anal rash (4 causes), Anal bruise, Urge to defecate, Anal fissure, Anogenital pruritus, Fecal straining (14 causes), Rectal discharge, Rectal mass, Rectal tenesmus, Rectal ulceration, Anal bleeding (2 causes), Anal discomfort (1 cause), Rectal lump (8 causes), Gas with discharge, Tenesmus (12 causes), Bloody stool (118 causes), bloody diarrhea (28 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Anal symptoms:

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    Symptoms related to Anal symptoms:

    Anal symptoms (163 causes), Rectal symptoms (163 causes), Rectal bleeding (118 causes), Internal bleeding (4 causes), Anal pain (5 causes), Rectal pain (8 causes)

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