Can drinking herbs for proctitis cause diarrhea?

Proctitis belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “dysentery”, in the physician under the guidance of the identification of Chinese medicine generally does not cause diarrhea, on the contrary, can play a role in stopping dysentery, commonly used in the clinic of traditional Chinese medicine are patchouli Zhengqi San, Paeonia lactiflora soup, in the car pills and so on.
Proctitis is mainly manifested as abdominal pain, anus drop feeling, diarrhea, anxious and heavy (lower abdomen uncomfortable, very want to relieve stool, after defecation, there is a feeling of defecation), mucus blood stool and other symptoms, belong to the Chinese medicine “dysentery” category. Dysentery can be characterized as cold-damp dysentery, damp-heat dysentery, yin-deficiency dysentery and so on.
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San has the efficacy of relieving exterior dampness (relieving exterior evils and eliminating internal dampness), regulating qi and zhong (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach to make the functions of the spleen and stomach smooth), which can be used for cold-damp dysentery, and it is not suitable for the vomiting and diarrhea of dampness-heat cholera.
In addition, Paeoniae Radix Tang has the effects of clearing heat from the internal organs, clearing heat and drying dampness (removing heat and drying dampness), regulating qi and blood, and can be used for damp-heat dysentery, but note that this formula is contraindicated at the onset of dysentery with superficial symptoms. Zhuche Pill has the effect of nourishing yin to stop dysentery, can be used for yin deficiency dysentery, pay attention to the stagnation of dampness-heat, dysentery at the beginning of the person to avoid taking.
To summarize, proctitis patients can take Chinese medicine under the guidance of the physician to assist in the treatment, to help relieve the discomfort, generally does not cause diarrhea. However, it should be noted that the patient can not blindly use their own medication, so as not to delay the condition.