Anal discomfort after defecation

Many people find that their anus feels uncomfortable after each bowel movement. But no one took it seriously, thinking that it would pass if they just endured it. In fact, this situation will occur if our intestines are uncomfortable and diseases such as dysentery occur. But as long as our intestines are restored to health, there will be no discomfort in the anus when defecating. If in addition to these situations, your anus feels uncomfortable after defecation, then we should pay attention.

There are many reasons for this phenomenon. Since the pain varies in severity and is often burning, and in severe cases it can feel like a knife cutting, the causes of different degrees of pain are different.

1. Mental factors: mostly caused by mental stress, such as anorectal neurosis, pudendal nerve syndrome, sciatica, and coccygeal neuralgia that reflect to the anus and cause anal pain;

2. Foreign bodies and bad diet stimulation: Trauma, foreign bodies in the rectum, spicy food and alcoholism can all stimulate the anus and cause pain;

3. Anorectal infection: anorectal abscess, anal sinusitis, anal papillitis, etc. These diseases can also cause anal pain;

4. Anal diseases: such as incarcerated hemorrhoids, inflammatory external hemorrhoids, thrombosed external hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal fistulas, etc., can all cause anal pain;

5. Intestinal infection or diarrhea, constipation: Intestinal infection can cause inflammation to irritate the anus. Diarrhea and constipation can cause mechanical stimulation of the anus when feces pass through the anus, resulting in anal pain.

6. Anorectal tumors: Whether benign or malignant, infection of the surface mucosa or direct compression of the anus can cause anal pain. Advanced anorectal cancer can invade the nerves and cause severe pain.

The harm of not treating anal pain after defecation

The harm caused by not treating anal pain after bowel movements includes affecting brain function. When constipation occurs, metabolic products remain in the digestive tract for a long time, and the action of bacteria produces a large amount of harmful substances, such as methane, phenol, ammonia, etc. Some of these substances diffuse into the central nervous system and interfere with brain function. The prominent manifestations are decreased memory, distraction, slow thinking, etc. Anal pain after defecation if not treated can also cause colon cancer. It may be due to anal pain after defecation, which makes it impossible to eliminate carcinogens in the intestine for a long time. According to data, about 10% of people with severe constipation suffer from colon cancer. Induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Clinically, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by constipation, which increases abdominal pressure, and holding the breath to defecate is increasing year by year. Such as inducing angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, sudden death from stroke, etc.

Anal pain after defecation can be mild or severe and can be temporary or long-lasting. Since there are many and complex causes of constipation, when faced with the question of what to do about constipation, experts analyze that once the anal pain after defecation is more obvious, or the constipation lasts for a long time, such patients should go to the hospital for examination in time to find out the cause of the anal pain after defecation, and clearly diagnose whether the anal pain after defecation is caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissures and other diseases, so as not to delay the diagnosis and treatment of the primary disease, and to solve the pain of anal pain after defecation in a timely, correct and effective manner. Do not abuse laxatives.