Rectal prolapse
Rectal prolapse: Introduction
Rectal prolapse: A condition which occurs when there is a protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anal passage.
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Causes of Rectal prolapse:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Rectal prolapse.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Rectal prolapse
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Rectal prolapse: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Rectal prolapse
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Hemorrhoids
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- [ read ]
- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Rectal prolapse: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Rectal prolapse
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-diagnosed, whereas other...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...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,...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...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...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 known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, or ...read more »
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Rectal prolapse: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Rectal prolapse
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Causes of Rectal prolapse listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Rectal prolapse as a symptom include:
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causes of Rectal prolapse
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Definitions of Rectal prolapse:
Protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anus. There are various degrees: incomplete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle but with herniation of the bowel; and internal complete with rectosigmoid or upper rectum intussusception into the lower rectum.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Detailed list of causes of Rectal prolapse
The list below shows some of the causes of Rectal prolapse mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Rectal prolapse
How Common are these Causes of Rectal prolapse?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Rectal prolapse.
Of the 9
causes of Rectal prolapse that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 7
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 9
causes of Rectal prolapse
Conditions listing symptoms: Rectal prolapse:
The following list of conditions
have 'Rectal prolapse' 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.
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Cystic Fibrosis
... rectal prolapseW
Whipworm
... rectal prolapse
Conditions listing complications: Rectal prolapse:
The following list of conditions
have 'Rectal prolapse' 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.
C
Constipation
... rectal prolapseCystic Fibrosis
... rectal prolapseW
Whipworm
... rectal prolapse
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Causes of Rectal prolapse Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Rectal prolapse:
Rectocoele
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Classifications of Rectal prolapse:
Medical Conditions associated with Rectal prolapse:
Anal symptoms (266 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes)
Symptoms related to Rectal prolapse:
Constipation (535 causes), Rectal pain (8 causes), Rectal itch, Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Colitis cystica profunda, Cystic Fibrosis, Straining from constipation, Trichuriasis, Whipworm
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