How long does it usually take to heal from proctitis

The healing time of proctitis can not be generalized, it needs to be considered according to the cause of the patient’s disease, condition, medication and other circumstances, and it usually takes 2~3 weeks. Proctitis can be categorized into ulcerative proctitis, infectious proctitis (including sexually transmitted diseases and intestinal infectious diseases), radiation proctitis, and allergic proctitis according to the cause. According to different causes, the time of medication is different, and the prognosis time is also different. 1. Ulcerative proctitis: it is a chronic non-specific inflammatory disease of the rectum and colon whose etiology is not yet clear. In mild cases, the symptoms can be relieved with medication and usually recover in about 2 weeks; in severe cases, the prognosis is poorer and easy to recur, and surgery can be performed according to the doctor’s recommendation to improve the prognosis. 2. Infectious proctitis: anti-infective treatment should be carried out against the pathogenic bacteria. If the symptoms are mild, eliminating the triggering factors, timely use of medication can be cured in 2~3 weeks; if it turns into chronic inflammation, the symptoms recur, it is difficult to cure. 3. Radioactive proctitis: refers to the proctitis disease that occurs after radiation therapy. This disease generally does not affect the life, no longer have bleeding and abdominal pain can be clinically cured. 4. Allergic proctitis: enteritis caused by food allergy, especially milk allergy, which is common in infants and young children. Treatment needs to isolate the allergen, diarrhea too often need to rehydration, after treatment can be cured. Patients with proctitis are advised to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment, and consult a professional physician for specific relief or cure time.