Proctitis

Proctitis Overview
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.
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Proctitis caused by sexually-transmitted disease occurs with high frequency among men and women who engage in anal intercourse. Sexually-transmitted diseases which can cause proctitis include gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia, and lymphogranuloma venereum.
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Proctitis may be short-lived, or it may become chronic, lasting for months or longer. In most cases, proctitis clears up with treatment. Treatment for proctitis depends on the cause.
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Proctitis is an inflammation of the rectum which causes discomfort, bleeding, and occasionally, a discharge of mucus or pus.
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Ulcerative proctitis:Ulcerative colitis that is limited to the rectum.
Ulcerative colitis itself is a relatively common disease involving inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). The cause is unknown.
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Proctitis, an inflammation of the rectum, is characterized by bloody stools, a frequent urge to defecate but inability to do so, and sometimes diarrhea. Possible causes are ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, trauma, infection, or radiation.
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ProctitisInflammation of the anus and rectum.
StrictureAn abnormal narrowing or tightening of a body passage. LGV can cause strictures to form in the patient's rectum, or in the vagina of female patients.
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PROCTITIS: Inflammation of the rectum.
PRODROME: A symptom that indicates the onset of a disease.
PRODRUG: A compound that the body converts into active drug.
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Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the rectum (proctitis).
Varied symptoms, such as joint and eye inflammation, caused by bacterial infection (Reiter's syndrome).
Lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV.
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Canasa (mesalamine; 5-ASA) 500-mg rectal suppository Indication: treatment of active ulcerative proctitis. Dosage/administration: single 500-mg suppository b.i.d.; dose may be increased to t.i.d.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis
Anorectal abscess
Infectious colitis (infection of the colon)
Colorectal cancer or tumors
Radiation proctitis or colitis (inflammation of the colon or rectum from radiation) ...
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