One year after rectal cancer surgery, the bowel movement is still irregular, which may be caused by improper diet, surgical stimulation or tumor recurrence. Generally, it can be regulated by diet, medication or surgery and radiotherapy.
1 Dietary regulation: patients usually pay more attention to the intake of high-fiber foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, fungal foods, coarse grains and cereals, etc. These foods can promote intestinal peristalsis. These kinds of food can promote intestinal peristalsis and improve dry stool or constipation.
2. Medication: Rectal cancer surgery may place titanium nails in the anastomosis or closure site, which will normally fall off by itself or exist in the intestinal wall. Irregular bowel movement after rectal cancer surgery may also be caused by the stimulation of intestinal tract by the titanium nails placed in the surgery that have not fallen off.
Generally, it is necessary to adjust diet to reduce the stimulation to the intestinal tract, and if necessary, take medication as prescribed by doctor to relieve the problem, such as probiotic drugs, such as enteritis, lactasepsin, belladonna tablets to regulate the intestinal flora and relieve the spasm.
3. Surgery: If the patient is suffering from tumor recurrence, the irritation of lesions leads to irregular bowel movement, the patient can be treated with secondary surgery to slow down the condition.