What is proctitis?
Proctitis is inflammation of the lining of the rectum.
Proctitis symptoms can be short-lived, or they can become chronic.
Proctitis is common in people who have inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis). Sexually transmitted infections are another frequent cause. Proctitis also can be a side effect of radiation therapy for certain cancers.
Proctitis signs and symptoms may include:
- A frequent or continuous feeling that you need to have a bowel movement
- Rectal bleeding
- Passing mucus through your rectum
- Pain on the left side of your abdomen
- A feeling of fullness in your rectum
- Diarrhea
- Pain with bowel movements
Several diseases and conditions can cause inflammation of the rectal lining.
They include:
- Inflammatory bowel disease.
- Infections.
- Radiation therapy for cancer.
- Antibiotics.
- Food protein-induced proctitis.
- Eosinophilic proctitis.
Proctitis that isn't treated or that doesn't respond to treatment may lead to complications, including: anemia, ulcers and fistulas.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/proctitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20376933
