What are the symptoms of anorectal diseases in the elderly? Common symptoms of anorectal diseases in the elderly include anal and abdominal pain, blood in the stool, prolapse of anal contents, itching, mucus or blood in the anal area, protruding masses, foreign body sensation in the anorectum, diarrhea, constipation, mucus and blood in the stool, difficulty in defecation, and change in stool appearance. When these symptoms and signs are found, an anorectal surgeon should be consulted in time so that timely diagnosis and treatment can be made. How should the elderly prevent anal diseases? 1. Pay attention to anal hygiene (1) Keep the area around the anus clean: avoid residual feces around the anus to avoid stimulating itching and inflammation of the skin around the anus. The anal canal should be wiped clean as much as possible after defecation, and it is best to use warm water or 1% warm salt water to clean the sitz bath. To maintain the physiological state of the microenvironment of the skin around the anus, it is best not to use soap or lotion to clean the anus after the stool. (2) Choose breathable, absorbent, loose, soft underwear to keep the perianal skin dry and comfortable and avoid perianal skin damage due to rough and hard material of underwear, which can cause secondary anal disease. (3) Do not sit in cool, humid places for a long time. (4) adhere to the anal exercise, the conditions can be combined with Taijiquan and other physical exercise, physical fitness, prevention of anal diseases. 2, pay attention to dietary hygiene (1) pay attention to eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and coarse grains, etc., and eat as little spicy and stimulating food as possible, so as not to cause anal diseases. (2) scientific drinking water: the elderly drink 300-400 ml of warm water or light salt water every morning on an empty stomach to help lubricate the intestines, stimulate intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation. Drinking more water in general is good for gastrointestinal function and helps soften stools and prevent constipation. (3) to prevent enteritis diarrhea and dry stools, reduce the triggering factors of anorectal diseases. 3, to develop good bowel habits, help prevent anal diseases (1) to develop the habit of regular defecation, defecation is best to be scheduled after breakfast or before bed at night. When defecating, focus on reading or newspapers, do not talk to others, and should control the time of each defecation within 5 to 10 minutes. (2) to do “want to defecate, defecate that is up”, do not develop the “empty toilet” and so on stool, defecation after a long squatting habit. (3) do not ignore the intention, once the feeling of bowel movement should be promptly into the toilet to defecate, many people’s experience is that after the intention, the day or the next few days may not feel the intention, ignore the intention easily induced constipation. 4, exercise and fitness, is an effective means of preventing anorectal diseases: exercise is the key to start the function of the body’s systems, exercise to start and promote the function of the digestive tract is no exception. Exercise can promote gastrointestinal movement, conducive to appetite and intestinal contents of the transit, to maintain the frequency of stool, conducive to the prevention of constipation and other anorectal diseases. 5, pay attention to the relationship between drugs and anorectal diseases (1) drugs and constipation: there is evidence in the literature, many drugs used to relieve constipation, is the cause of intractable constipation and colonic melanosis in the elderly. Certain antibiotics and psycho-neurological drugs have side effects that cause constipation. Excessive use of laxatives and side effects of certain drugs can cause diarrhea. Constipation and diarrhea are triggers or aggravating factors for many anorectal diseases. (2) Drugs can cause intestinal microenvironmental disorders: the application of antibiotics for a long time and improper selection of antibiotics due to surgery and infection can cause gastrointestinal dysfunction in mild cases and flora disorders in severe cases (antimicrobial-associated diarrhea), and inappropriate application of broad-spectrum antimicrobials can also cause mycosis fungoides. Hormones, immunosuppressants, certain antitumor drugs, etc. can cause intestinal microenvironmental disorders, causing or inducing anorectal diseases. 6, to pay attention to dietary hygiene, and actively prevent the occurrence of diarrhea and constipation and other digestive system diseases, in order to reduce the onset of anorectal disease factors. The anus is an important organ of the human digestive system. The elderly should take care of the anus by improving their living habits, adhering to a reasonable diet and strengthening the functional exercise of the anus to avoid various anorectal diseases.