Small polyps rarely cause symptoms. The most common symptom of an enlarged polyp is intrarectal bleeding, which occurs mostly after defecation and is bright red blood that does not mix with feces. Most of the bleeding is intermittent, and the amount of bleeding is small and rarely causes anemia. Polyps at the lower end of the rectum can come out of the anus during defecation, bright red and cherry-shaped, and retract on their own after defecation. When rectal polyps are complicated by infection, mucopurulent stools, frequent stools, and heavy weight afterwards may appear. There is a sense of incomplete defecation. Inflammatory polyps mainly show symptoms of the primary disease. Wang Hao, Department of Anorectology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine