Medication For Proctitis
Health Encyclopedia: Proctitis
Proctitis is an inflammation of the rectumthat causes discomfort, bleeding, and occasionally, a discharge of mucus or pus.
Alternative Names
Inflammation - rectum; Rectal inflammation
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Proctitis is an inflammatory condition involving the anus and rectum. There are many causes of proctitis, but they can be grouped in the following categories:
- Sexually-transmitted disease
- Non-sexually-transmitted ...
Expert & Community Posts
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By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...and when it only involves the rectum it is called proctitis. The inflammation is continuous, and... Read more »
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By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...the colon -- the rectum -- it is called ulcerative proctitis. If the disease affects only the... Read more »
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