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Can colitis, gastritis or colon cancer cause abdominal and back pain, nausea, loss of appetite, and the sensation that your rectum is on fire?
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Rectal discomfort: Rectal symptoms are not characteristic of those disorders. Proctitis, which is inflammation of the rectal lining, classically causes rectal symptoms. Of course rectal malignancies and internal hemorrhoids may cause rectal symptoms,also. Colitis usually causes diarrhea and may causes abdominal discomfort. Gastritis causes upper abdominal discomfort and may cause nausea, appetite loss. Less back sym
Answered 1/27/2019
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