Rectal pain is common and has many possible causes, including hemorrhoids, fecal impaction, inflammatory bowel disease, and proctitis (inflammation of the rectum’s lining). Most cases are not serious, ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Proctalgia fugax causes short ...

A rectal ulcer happens when one or more of the mucus layers that line the rectum are injured or damaged, resulting in a painful sore. Your rectum is the last few inches of your large intestine (colon) ...

If you have ever been jolted awake by a sharp, stabbing pain in your rectum that disappeared just as suddenly as it arrived, ...

Having all three of these symptoms at once narrows down the possible causes to just a few possibilities. When you’re not feeling well, there’s often more than one thing that’s bothering you. Many ...

It’s never a great feeling to have pain anywhere in your body. But it can be especially anxiety-inducing when you have pain in your lower left abdomen. After all, lots of important organs are housed ...

Deaths from rectal cancer are increasing at 2 to 3 times the rate of deaths from colon cancer among younger adults — and researchers aren’t sure why.

Hemorrhoids are a common condition that affects about half of all people by age fifty. Although hemorrhoids are usually harmless, some worry that they may be a sign of cancer. While certain symptoms ...

Constipation and blood in the stool can occur at the same time, due to many different reasons. For most people, blood in stool may occur due to issues with bowel movements, tears to the anus, or ...

A previously healthy 39-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe rectal pain and 3 days of constipation after ingesting large quantities of raw pumpkin seeds with intact shells ...