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By looking inside the rectum with a [[Proctoscopy|proctoscope]] or a [[sigmoidoscope]] doctors can diagnose proctitis. | By looking inside the rectum with a [[Proctoscopy|proctoscope]] or a [[sigmoidoscope]] doctors can diagnose proctitis.If the physician suspects that the patient suffers from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, colonoscopy or barium [[enema]] x-rays are used to examine areas of the intestine. | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 5 September 2012
By looking inside the rectum with a proctoscope or a sigmoidoscope doctors can diagnose proctitis.If the physician suspects that the patient suffers from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, colonoscopy or barium enema x-rays are used to examine areas of the intestine.