Early pictures of male anal fistula

What are the early symptoms of anal fistula in men? Men have more stress than women, and anal fistula is also more common. There are more male anal fistula patients than females. Why is anal fistula so common in men? In fact, the key reason is that many male anal fistula patients did not pay immediate attention to their anal fistula symptoms in the early stage, and left it alone, causing the anal fistula to become more and more severe. Busy male anal fistula patients must learn about the early symptoms of anal fistula in men.

Anal fistula is a common name for rectal fistula at the anus. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is also called anal fistula or fistula, because fluid leaks out from the anus. Anal fistula is essentially a complication of cyst around the duodenum at the anus. Therefore, its cause is the same as perianal abscess, that is, hepatic sinus infection, which is the key cause. In clinical medicine, most anal fistulas come from this.

What are the early symptoms of anal fistula in men?

The early symptoms of male anal fistula must be treated in time. Long-term difficulty in healing can cause great harm to the patient's body and mind. The frequency of male anal fistula can cause rectal vaginal fistula, duodenal urethral fistula and duodenal bladder fistula, which seriously harm the surrounding internal organs. In addition, old anal fistulas that have not been treated or mistreated for many years may become lesions. It is important to find the early symptoms of male anal fistula in advance and prevent it as soon as possible. The early symptoms of male anal fistula have the following main manifestations:

1. Pain: When the fistula is smooth and not inflamed, there is generally no pain, only a slight swelling in the anus, which may worsen when walking. If the external opening is closed, the fistula accumulates concentrated fluid, or excrement enters the fistula, the pain will worsen or the pain will worsen during defecation. For internal blind fistula, patients often feel a burning discomfort under the duodenum and the anus, and the pain will worsen during defecation.

2. Itching: The skin around the anus often feels itchy due to the irritation of the concentrated fluid and other excretions.

3. Lumps or scars: Due to repeated stimulation of the fistula wall and fistula opening, fibroblastic tissue proliferates, and tough connective tissue is produced in the wall thickness and fistula opening. The main manifestations are discoloration of the skin around the fistula, falling of the outer skin, dents and deformations, and cord-like lumps leading to the anal opening.

4. Purulent discharge: Purulent discharge is its clinical symptom. Generally speaking, newly transformed fistulas have more purulent discharge, which is thick, light yellow, and smelly; fistulas that have been in existence for a long time have relatively less purulent discharge, or the discharge is intermittent and thin like water; if the amount of pus increases, it indicates that a new fistula has been transformed. Sometimes, fistulas are temporarily closed and do not discharge thick fluid, which leads to local swelling and pain, and a rise in body temperature. Later, the closed fistula ruptures and discharges thick fluid again. Gas or excrement may also be discharged from the fistula.

5. Systemic symptoms: Most of the patients have no systemic symptoms. When the anal fistula is large and deep or has many tubes, repeated inflammation and infection will cause systemic symptoms such as weight loss, anemia, constipation, and difficulty in defecation.

Authoritative experts remind you: Whether you are a male or female anal fistula patient, if you experience anal discomfort such as difficulty defecating, anal itching, pain, etc., you must go to the hospital for a physical examination and treatment immediately to avoid causing other symptoms that increase your pain and the difficulty of treatment.