10 Colitis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #6: Rectal Pain & Bleeding
Rectal pain is often a sharp pain felt in the rectum, sometimes like a stabbing pain or a cramp-like pain located around the anus. Rectal pain tends to get worse during a flare-up of colitis, as well as, worse while having a bowel movement, or in periods of constipation.
In cases when the rectum is affected, pain and even rectal bleeding can occur. Bleeding usually occurs in small to moderate amounts and the blood is bright red, often mixed with stool and mucus.
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