Get Virtual Care
Anal and rectal diseases
Anal and rectal diseases are conditions that effect the bottom end of the digest tract, including the anus. These conditions may include hemorrhoids, cancer, warts, and many other problems.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
Is a type of:
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Types of
Related questions
A 56-year old female asked:
I have burning and itching in my rectal area but it is not hemroids. I have scleroderma and was told the disease has changed the skin in my anus?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 18-year old male asked:
I'm 18 and have no personal or family history with rectal/colon cancer. However, I've been experiencing most symptoms relating to the diseases (excluding bleeding, dark stool) for a week. Key symptom: rectal/anal discomfort. Should I be concerned?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 18-year old female asked:
Hi i wanted to ask if anal sex could cause some diseases?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 44-year old asked:
Does an anal fissure puff up and cause discomfort outside of the rectal opening?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
A 34-year old female asked:
I am experiencing anal pain. The following also describes me: Rectal pain. What should I do?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 53-year old male asked:
Which tests are considered "routine" when trying to diagnose rectal and anal problems? I have had a colonoscopy , i had a few polyps and inter.Hemmorh
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 23-year old female asked:
If I felt little organ came out of anus, but it resolved after several hours or less and now as I checked, there is nothing strange. Does it mean it was rectal prolapse and resolved itself or I still have the condition but dormnant?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 31-year old asked:
What is rectal vs anal cancer?
3 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
A 31-year old asked:
Severe rectal pains. Why now after years of anal?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
What to do for severe constant anal/rectal burning?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 32-year old asked:
Do I have to worry about catching any diseases if I licked a girl's anus?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 25-year old male asked:
My wife want to have anal, before i jump into i wanna know . Is it a dangerous for both of us or safe ? Can she or i get any disease?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 33-year old asked:
Can anal vibrator cause rectal prolapse?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 36-year old asked:
Is it true that anal use of a vibrator causes rectal prolapse?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
Could general surgeon understand and treat people with anus/rectal problems?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 27-year old female asked:
I have Crohn's disease- what can I do to help heal my anal fissure or give me relief?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
A 20-year old asked:
What are these rectal/anal spasms? They're nonstop and painless, just really annoying. Can I prevent them?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 29-year old female asked:
Constant rectal noise, started few years after anal rape. what samples to collect for better diagnosis?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
A male asked:
How many times you got to have oral,anal,and vagina sex with different disease-free women to have a disease?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 17-year old male asked:
I pass gas without knowing, also I have a feeling of incomplete evacuation in my anus, like a rectal pressure. HELP?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 23-year old male asked:
I received anal sex for the first time today, was rough at first then continued. Painful rectal area now. What should i watch for in worsen condition?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 24-year old female asked:
My boyfriend noticed that my anus looks different, like there is something protruding. It's pretty slight. Is this rectal prolapse? And is it serious?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A member asked about a 44-year old female:
Could using alovera as an anal lube cause rectal bleeding?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 31-year old asked:
Crohns disease: is the anal gas infectious like a cough to people ?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 22-year old male asked:
Can sexual diseases be transmitted through rubbing the penis into the anus without penetration? THERES NO OPEN WOUNDS IN THE ANUS AREA?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 34-year old asked:
Does anal sex lead to rectal prolapse?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
A 39-year old asked:
Could rectal prolapse happen from having anal sex?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 36-year old asked:
How does a man get an anal or rectal prolapse? Not gay
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
A 16-year old female asked:
Can anal fissure cause a sudden stich rectal pain while sitting?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 36-year old male asked:
Can licking vagina or anus hole of own wife lead to any disease ?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
