Proctitis (Rectal Inflammation): Drug Therapy

Therapeutic targets

• Decrease of inflammation
• Relief of discomfort
• Normalization of bowel movements

Therapy recommendations

• Therapy recommendations depend on the cause of the disease.
• Proctitis due to bacterial infection: antibiotics.
• Proctitis in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)/ulcerative proctitis: anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) bowel therapeutics.
  • Mesalazine suppositories (alternatively, can be used as rectal foam or clysma/enema) or
  • Glucocorticoids (budenoside as rectal foam).
• Proctitis due toa sexually transmitted infection (“sexually transmitted diseases“, STD): for therapy see under the respective disease.
• Proctitis due to a radiatio (radiotherapy): apply topical formalin to the affected mucosa.