Proctitis is a disease that occurs as a result of damage to the rectum, more precisely its mucous membrane. Proctitis can be chronic and acute. In chronic proctitis, the mucous membrane is affected more deeply. The chronic form can bother a person for several months or even years. Acute proctitis, in turn, can be catarrhal-purulent, polypous, erosive and catarrhal-hemorrhagic. Depending on the type and form of proctitis, its symptoms, treatment and prevention may differ from the standard ones.
Among the main causes of proctitis are poor diet (abuse of spicy foods and alcohol), frequent constipation, hypothermia, diseases of the internal organs and rectum, as well as organs that are nearby. There are such diseases as hemorrhoids, cystitis, paraproctitis, anal fissures, prostatitis and so on. Other environmental factors that contribute to the development of the disease: ulcerative colitis, mechanical irritation, thermal or chemical burns, herpes, syphilis, Crohn's disease , vasculitis, a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.
If you suspect you have proctitis, the symptoms that you need to treat immediately should be very different and ambiguous. The main symptom of proctitis is acute pain in the rectal region. As a rule, it is accompanied by purulent or spotting. In acute proctitis, the pain becomes stronger with bowel movements. Often proctitis (symptoms, treatment and its further prevention) is accompanied by fever. Symptoms of acute proctitis are also considered pain in the perineum, which can give to the lower back, genitals; diarrhea with spotting, constipation. Symptoms of the disease can develop from several hours to several days. In chronic proctitis, the phases of exacerbation and subsidence of the disease alternate. With exacerbation of the disease, "chronic proctitis", symptoms, treatment and prevention of the disease require special attention. This form of proctitis is characterized by periodic pain in the rectum, in the anus or in the ileum.
Proctitis treatment. If you are diagnosed with acute proctitis, the treatment of the disease is carried out in a hospital. Among the indications are bed rest, a special diet (no fried, spicy and spicy food), anti-inflammatory therapy, microclysters, sitting baths, a warm shower. In severe forms of ulcerative proctitis, corticosteroids are used. Chronic proctitis is treated with the same means as acute, but its treatment can be outpatient. Doctors often prescribe spa treatment, mud therapy, intestinal lavage with alkaline water.
Treatment of proctitis with folk remedies. Traditional medicine offers several ways to treat the disease. If the inflammation of the rectum is just beginning, you can stop it by taking alcohol tinctures of bitter wormwood in the morning and evening. With proctitis, the juice of calendula flowers for enemas and an ointment from oak bark, flaxseed flowers and water pepper grass, which is inserted on the tampon into the rectum twice a day for several hours, are effective. In general, treatment with folk remedies is more effective and more appropriate in combination with the main treatment.
Prevention of the disease is reduced to timely and proper treatment of those diseases and the elimination of those factors that contribute to its appearance. If you are late with the treatment of the acute form, it can turn into chronic, which is much more unpleasant and painful. If you turn to specialists in time and follow all their instructions regarding the treatment of the disease, a favorable result of treatment measures will not be long in coming.