inflamed rectum

Proctitis (Inflamed Rectum) Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

The rectum is the end portion of the large intestine that holds the feces before a bowel movement. Like any part of the large intestine it may become inflamed. This can occur for various reasons, such as infections, injuries or autoimmune diseases that affect the rectal tissue. The inflammation may involve the neighboring >> Read More ...

Painful Constipation (Lower Back, Abdomen, Rectal Pain)

Constipation can present with a host of other symptoms, apart from the too few bowel movements in a week, hard stools and difficulty to pass stool. Pain is one of the symptoms that may accompay constipation and may be caused by constipation. This pain commonly arises in the abdomen, back and rectum or pelvic >> Read More ...

Rectal Discomfort Meaning, Causes, Treatment

The rectum is the last part of the large intestine that leads to the anus. Stool that is stored in the colon is pushed into the rectum and then passed out during defecation. Although the rectum is just 4 to 5 inches long a number of diseases can affect it that cause significant discomfort. Rectal conditions are very common >> Read More ...

Proctitis (Rectum), Signs and Causes of Rectal Inflammation

What is proctitis? Proctitis is the medical term for inflammation of the inner lining of the rectum, the portion of the large bowel between the sigmoid colon and anus. The rectum usually fills with feces just before the start of defecation and then contracts to evacuate the feces down the anal canal and out of the anus. >> Read More ...