Causes and symptoms of proctitis

Inflammation of the intestinal mucosa is a fairly common problem in medical practice. Symptoms of the proctitis can be different, from the allocation of a small amount of mucus along with the calves, ending with acute, severe pain in the anus. In any case, a person with such a disease needs qualified help.

The main causes of proctitis

Before you learn about what the main symptoms of proctitis look like, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the main causes of the development of such a disease. To date, it is customary to isolate primary and secondary forms of the disease. Primary proctitis, as a rule, is of an infectious origin. In the role of pathogen can act bacteria (including those that lead to sexually transmitted diseases, for example, chlamydia, gonococci), as well as viruses (such as the herpes virus) and E. coli. As for secondary forms of the disease, they arise against the background of inflammation of other branches of the digestive tract. In addition, proctitis may be the result of uncontrolled administration of antibiotics. Such a problem is also experienced by people during radiation therapy. Damage and further inflammation of the mucous membrane can be the result of falling into the rectum of foreign solid objects.

Proctitis Symptoms

The course of the disease largely depends on the nature of its origin. For example, in the presence of infection proctitis begins with weakness, a rise in temperature. In addition, the symptoms include severe pain in the lower part of the intestine and the area of the anal opening. Along with this, constipation occurs, which only aggravate the situation, since the process of bowel evacuation is extremely painful for the patients. Since ulcers often form on the walls of the mucous membrane, mucus and blood are released together with the feces (or even instead of them).

Chronic proctitis and its symptoms

Most often, the chronic form of the disease is the result of improper treatment of the acute condition of the patient. In this case, the symptoms of proctitis are slightly different - there is no fever, no constant sharp pain. Patients complain only of frequent constipation and occasionally arising soreness, as well as a feeling of incomplete emptying of the intestine. From time to time in fecal masses, you can notice a small amount of mucus and blood impurities. In some cases, proctitis is complicated by anal fissures and hemorrhoids.

Treatment of proctitis

In this case, conservative methods of treatment are used. The features of therapy are determined by the cause of the disease:

• Antibiotics for proctitis are prescribed only if there is a bacterial infection.
• If the cause is viruses, then the patient is prescribed the use of immunomodulating drugs.
• The diet with proctitis is also very important. It is necessary to exclude from the diet all products that are capable of causing irritation: canned food, spices, salt, spicy seasonings, etc. Food should be soft (wiped) and warm.
• An important part of the treatment are daily cleansing enemas made from decoction of chamomile or other medicinal plants that help to remove remains of stool, and also to remove the inflammatory process.