What should I pay attention to when I have proctitis?

       The pathogenesis of proctitis is not yet fully understood, as it is usually associated with bacterial infections, certain viruses, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, genetics, and emotions.  The first choice of drugs for proctitis is indeed salicylic acid azo sulfonamides, one of which is salazosulfapyridine suppositories, which can be taken orally or used topically, but proctitis treatment is usually chosen for transanal administration, which can reduce the side effects of the drug and also act directly on the site of the disease. There is also a newer generation of medications: 5-aminosalicylic acid (mesalazine), which, when used properly, are usually able to control the disease in remission and chronic stages without the need for further hormone therapy or immunosuppressive therapy. If the results you use are not satisfactory, you may consider further treatment with TCM, as TCM has a lot of experience and better efficacy in the treatment of this disease through oral and reserved enema methods of dialectical treatment.  In addition, while treating the disease, changing one’s bad habits is also of great importance for the treatment of this disease, otherwise it will affect the effect of treatment and even aggravate the disease.  The first thing is to reduce the intake of high-fat foods, dairy foods and caffeine, such as coffee, milk, cheese and other products; avoid high-fiber and stimulating foods, such as spicy and stimulating foods or white potatoes, radish, celery, raw vegetables, garlic, ginger, dried beans, coarse grains and so on. It is important to supplement foods high in calories and proteins, vitamins and inorganic salts to make up for the lack of nutrients and vitamins in the body due to prolonged diarrhea, and to eat smaller and more frequent meals if the appetite is poor.  In addition, appropriate physical exercise, such as tai chi, yoga is also a good choice. The last key point is to regulate the emotions, avoid high mental tension, improve confidence in overcoming the disease, both Western medicine and Chinese medicine believe that the occurrence of enteritis and immune factors, emotional factors are closely related, if the patient is in a long-term high-pressure state, the symptoms will be prolonged or even aggravated.