10 Causes of Bloody Stool
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8. Proctitis
Proctitis can happen when the lining of the rectum becomes inflamed.8‘Proctitis.’ Mayo Clinic, mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/proctitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20376938 Causes include radiation treatment for cancer, infections, medications, and inflammatory bowel disease. Individuals with proctitis may experience frequent urges to have bowel movements. They have pain in the anus and rectum and may observe mucus and bloody stool.
Treatments for the condition include antibiotics or antivirals, depending on the cause of the infection, and stool softeners. In some cases, surgery is required to remove bleeding tissue.
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