Proctitis is defined as inflammation of your anus (the opening) and lining of your rectum (lower part of the intestine leading to the anus). Symptoms can vary greatly. You may at first have only minor problems. Proctitis affects the last 6 inches of the rectum and can cause the following:...
Symptoms of proctitis are most frequently pain in the rectal area and a frequent desire to pass feces. Bloody diarrhea, painful defecation and bleeding in the rectal area are also common. Diarrhea may be followed by constipation with spasm and severe straining of the rectal muscles (tenesmus)....
Proctitis is commonly an underappreciated disease. Often the diagnosis of "idiopa-thic proctitis" leads to inadequate therapy. Differential diagnosis and work-up reveal the complex causes of proctitis including infections, often sexually transmitted, or idiopa-thic inflammatory bowel diseases. Symptoms of...
Patients commonly present with symptoms of proctitis (i.e., rectal pain, discharge, bloody stools, constipation, and tenesmus) (1), although reports from the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany show that approximately one-third of LGV cases are asymptomatic (2). A suspected case of lymphogranulo...
Proctitis is an inflammation of the terminal part of the large intestine. In proctitis the process of inflammation affects distal part of rectum and anus. This rather unpleasant condition may feature with numerous symptoms basically depending on the cause and the extent of the process of inflammation...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook proctitis Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia proc·ti·tis (prŏk-tī′tĭs) n. Inflammation of the rectum or anus. [Greekprōktos,anus+-itis.]
There is a legion of secondary symptoms of proctitis, all of which medical empiricism considers and denominates causes. FromProject Gutenberg Abnormal irritability of the bowels is necessarily involved in the inflammatory process known as proctitis and colitis. ...
Proctitis Cystica ProfundaColon, proctitis cystica profundaProlapse, rectalRectum, ulcerThe patient complained of symptoms for 8 years, which were: rectal discomfort ("a lump"), frequent bowel actions, diarrhea (mucus), intermittent bleeding, and rectal pain. There was evidence of a chronic ...
It is unclear whether these patients have an increased radiation-induced inflammatory response or whether this is because they are more likely to report symptoms than older patients. Serum inflammatory biomarkers, including C-reactive protein, and inflammatory indices, such as PLR, NLR, and LMR, ...
Radiation proctitis can occur at two times after treatment: * Acute radiation proctitis — symptoms occur in the first few weeks after therapy. These symptoms include diarrhea and the urgent need to defecate, often with inability to do so (tenesmus). Acute radiation proctitis usually resolves ...