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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
* Proctitis is commonly caused by [[Sexually transmitted disease|STDs]]. | |||
* It is caused by non-sexually transmitted infections, auto-immune disease of the colon (such as [[Crohn's disease]] and [[ulcerative colitis]], harmful physical agents, chemicals, foreign objects placed in rectum, and trauma to the anorectal area. | |||
* It may also occur independently (idiopathic proctitis). | |||
* Rarer causes include damage by irradiation (for example in radiation therapy for [[cervical cancer]]) or as a [[Sexually transmitted disease|sexually transmitted infection]], as in [[lymphogranuloma venereum]] and [[Herpes simplex virus|herpes proctitis]]. | |||
* Proctitis is also linked to stress and recent studies suggest it results from an intolerance to [[gluten]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Causes
- Proctitis is commonly caused by STDs.
- It is caused by non-sexually transmitted infections, auto-immune disease of the colon (such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, harmful physical agents, chemicals, foreign objects placed in rectum, and trauma to the anorectal area.
- It may also occur independently (idiopathic proctitis).
- Rarer causes include damage by irradiation (for example in radiation therapy for cervical cancer) or as a sexually transmitted infection, as in lymphogranuloma venereum and herpes proctitis.
- Proctitis is also linked to stress and recent studies suggest it results from an intolerance to gluten.