Glossary for Anorectal pain

Medical terms related to Anorectal pain or mentioned in this section include:

• Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix
• Amebiasis: Intestinal inflammation caused by Entamoeba histolytica and often marked by symptoms such as frequent, loose bowel movements that contain blood and mucus. Also called intestinal amebic dysentery.
• Anal Cancer: A cancerous malignancy that is located anatomically in the anus
• Anal bleeding: The loss of blood per rectum
• Anal cancer: A cancerous malignancy that is located anatomically in the anus
• Anal discomfort: A sensation of discomfort that is located in the region of the anus
• Anal fissure: A painful ulcer linear to the margin of the anus
• Anal itching: Itching near or around the anus
• Anal lump: Lump in the anal area as a symptom
• Anal pain: A sensation of pain that is located in the region of the anus
• Anal symptoms: Symptoms affecting the anus.
• Anorectal pain in children:
• Bloody stool: Blood appearing in the stool.
• Bowel problems: Symptoms affecting the bowel
• Brodie pile: Inflammation of the mucous layer at the lower end of an anal fissure.
• Buttock pain: Pain affecting the buttock regions
• Colitis: Inflammation of the colon
• Colon polyp: Polyp growths in the colon or rectum.
• Colorectal Polyps: Polyp growths in the colon or rectum.
• Colorectal cancer: Cancer of the colon (bowel) or rectum.
• Common symptoms: The most common symptoms
• Constipation: Hardness of stool or difficulty or inability to pass feces.
• Crohn's disease: Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system. It is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. The disease can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.
• Digestive duplication: Duplication of a part of the digestive system. Duplication of the anal canal is the least common where as duplication of the Symptoms vary depending on what part of the digestive system is duplicated.
• Digestive symptoms: Any symptoms affecting the digestive tract.
• Diverticular Disease: Protrusions of the colon wall (diverticulosis) or their inflammation (diverticulitis)
• Diverticulitis: diverticulitis is inflammation of an abnormal pouch(diverticulum) in the intestinal wall. These pouches are usually found in the large intestine
• Endometriosis: Misplaced uterus tissue causing scar tissue.
• Fecal incontinence: The loss of control of a persons bowel motions
• Fever: Raised body temperature usually with other symptoms.
• Fissures: Any cleft or groove especially a deep fold in the cerebral cortex involving its entire thickness
• Fistula: The abnormal passage between two internal organs
• Genital herpes: Sexually transmitted infection of the genital region.
• Helicobacter cinaedi infection: Helicobacter cinaedi is a food borne bacterial infection which may cause mild to severe gastroenteritis.
• Helicobacter fenneliae infection: Helicobacter fenneliae is a food borne bacterial infection which may cause mild to severe gastroenteritis.
• Hemorrhoids: A condition characterized by the prolapse of an anal cushion that may result in bleeding and pain
• Lichen sclerosis: Disease causing leathery or dry skin in genital areas.
• Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
• Non-Specific Urethritis: Urethral infection usually sexually transmitted
• Ovarian Cancer: A condition which is characterized by a malignancy that is located in the ovary
• Ovarian cyst: A cyst which is located in the ovary
• Ovarian cysts: Cysts which are located in the ovaries
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A condition which is characterized by an infection which is located in the upper female genital tract
• Pelvic inflammatory disease: A condition which is characterized by an infection which is located in the upper female genital tract
• Perirectal abscess: A pus-filled cavity that develops in the anal opening. The inflammation can be caused by injury to the anal area which can lead to bacteria entering the anal skin. The injury may be related to such things as anal fissures, hemorrhoids.
• Proctalgia: Rectal or anal pain.
• Proctalgia fugax:
• Proctitis: Inflammation which occurs in the rectum
• Prostate Cancer: Cancer of the prostate.
• Prostate disorder: prostate is a small gland that is located just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra. Along with the seminal vesicles it produces part of the semen
• Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate
• Pudendal nerve entrapment: A condition where a nerve in the pelvis (pudendal nerve) becomes trapped or compressed. The problem can arise due to such things as pregnancy, postsurgical scarring and trauma but may also occur due to a birth malformation. Bicycle riding can also result in the condition.
• Rectal abscess: Abscess in the rectal area
• Rectal bleeding: Bleeding from the anus or rectum.
• Rectal cancer: A growth or excessive proliferation of cells in the rectum which is the final portion of the digestive system before the anus. The growth may be benign or malignant.
• Rectal conditions: Any condition that affects the rectum
• Rectal pain: Pain occurring on or around the rectum
• Rectal prolapse: A condition which occurs when there is a protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anal passage
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Various diseases spread by sexual contact.
• Tropical sprue: A rare digestive disease where the small intestine can't absorb nutrients properly.
• Vagina cancer: Cancer of the vagina.

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