Proctitis
Proctitis: Introduction
Proctitis:
Proctitis is inflammation of the lining of the
rectum, called the rectal mucosa. Proctitis can be short term (acute) or
long term (chronic ... more about Proctitis.
Proctitis: A chronic inflammatory disease of the rectum which causes bloody diarrhea.
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- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Misdiagnosis and Proctitis
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called ...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »
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Article Excerpts about Proctitis
Proctitis is inflammation of the lining of the
rectum, called the rectal mucosa. Proctitis can be short term (acute) or
long term (chronic). (Source: excerpt from Proctitis: NIDDK)
Definitions of Proctitis:
Proctitis; inflammation of the rectum.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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