What happens in the later stages of radiation proctitis?

Radiation proctitis may cause anemia, intestinal stricture, fistula formation, etc. in the late stage.

1. anemia

radiation proctitis patients inflammatory factors can damage the small blood vessels on the rectal mucosa and cause a small amount of bleeding. if the disease continues to be uncontrolled, the patient will appear anemia due to chronic bleeding, manifested as fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, pale skin mucosa and other symptoms.

2. intestinal stricture

inflammatory factors can stimulate the proliferation and thickening of intestinal wall tissue, and then cause intestinal stricture, obstruction, patients will show abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms.

3. fistula formation

inflammatory factors can damage the intestinal mucosa and intestinal wall to form ulcers. if the patient fails to be treated in time, the ulcer lesions will gradually deepen and form fistulas.