Rectal prolapse is the complete protuberance of the rectum via the anal canal. Rectal bleeding and a mucous discharge are recurrent symptoms. Incontinence is often associated with this ailment as a result of either an underlying enfeebled sphincter, which lets the prolapse to befall, or secondarily to chronic straining and damage to the sphincter complex because of the chronic rectal prolapse. Rectal prolapse is most often seen in ageing multiparous women. Other risk factors embrace connective tissue and psychiatric illnesses as well as obesity. Rectal prolapse is a prolonged disturbing condition, which affects elderly females principally, generally with a history of chronic constipation with variable degrees of incontinence.
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