How to diagnose proctitis

Proctitis can be diagnosed by doctors according to clinical manifestations and rectal digital examination, laboratory examination, imaging examination, special examination and other items.

1. Clinical manifestations

of patients with rectal anal pain, hematochezia, tenesmus and other symptoms usually indicate the possibility of proctitis, doctors can make a preliminary diagnosis accordingly.

2. Rectal

digital examination of patients found that rectal mucosa elasticity is poor and rough texture can be initially diagnosed as proctitis.

3. Laboratory examination

Laboratory examination includes stool examination, blood routine, food allergy screening test, etc., and the results of various examinations can be used to diagnose proctitis or exclude other infectious diseases.

4. Imaging

examination includes barium radiography, CT, etc., which can be used to diagnose proctitis and evaluate the degree of rectal damage.

5. Special examination

includes proctoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, which can directly observe intestinal mucosal lesions and diagnose proctitis.