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I've been being treated by a colon rectal surgeon for internal hemorrhoids, would they be able to tell if i had proctitis and diagnose it by examining you?
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Two different issues: Proctitis is by definition an inflammatory condition of the rectum. This is a very different scenario than hemorrhoids. Is there some question as to your diagnosis?
Answered 5/3/2015
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