How is anal digital examination examined?

Anal digital examination is the most basic examination of anorectal diseases, and it is also the most important examination, because most anorectal diseases are discovered during anal digital examination. The specific operation methods are: The patient takes the lithotomy position or the left lying position. The examiner wears rubber gloves, applies paraffin oil evenly to the right index finger, retracts one side of the buttocks with the left hand, exposes the anus, first checks for lumps, cords, or other abnormalities around the anus, then massages the anal edge with the right index finger for several minutes, and slowly inserts the index finger into the anus after the patient relaxes the anus.

During the examination, pay attention to the anal sphincter tension, prostate or uterus conditions, as well as tenderness, lumps, fluctuations, strictures, etc., and finger cuffs for blood stains.