Proctitis
Proctitis
Proctitis is an illness where the rectum becomes inflamed and swollen. The rectum is the end of the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract. It is a hollow tube where stool passes to leave the body.
Proctitis
Proctitis is an illness where the rectum becomes inflamed and swollen. The rectum is the end of the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract. It is a hollow tube where stool passes to leave the body.
Help with pain,Fight an infection,Decrease inflammation,Make stools softer,Open the rectum
Ambulatory Care,Gastrointestinal
Acute Proctitis,Antibiotic-Induced Proctitis,Chronic Proctitis,Gonorrheal Proctitis,Herpetic Proctitis,Inflamed Rectum,Inflammation of the Rectum,Ischemic Proctitis,Radiation Proctitis,Rectal Infection,Rectal Inflammation,Syphilitic Proctitis
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