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Symptoms

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Illustration of the colon and rectum 
Colon and rectum

Proctitis symptoms may include:

  • Frequent or continuous urge to have a bowel movement
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Passing mucus through your rectum
  • Anal and rectal pain
  • Pain in your lower left abdomen
  • A feeling of rectal fullness
  • Diarrhea, usually frequent, in small amounts
  • Pain with bowel movements

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April 5, 2008

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