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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
* Symptoms such as diarrhea and painful defectation may be treated with oral [[opioids]] and stool softeners, respectively. | * Symptoms such as diarrhea and painful defectation may be treated with oral [[opioids]] and stool softeners, respectively. | ||
* Several other methods are under development as of 2005 to lessen the effects of radiation proctitis. These include [[sucralfate]], [[hyperbaric oxygen therapy]], [[corticosteroid]]s, [[metronidazole]], and [[argon plasma coagulation]]. | * Several other methods are under development as of 2005 to lessen the effects of radiation proctitis. These include [[sucralfate]], [[hyperbaric oxygen therapy]], [[corticosteroid]]s, [[metronidazole]], and [[argon plasma coagulation]].<ref name="pmid1670631">{{cite journal| author=Kochhar R, Patel F, Dhar A, Sharma SC, Ayyagari S, Aggarwal R et al.| title=Radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis. Prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of oral sulfasalazine plus rectal steroids versus rectal sucralfate. | journal=Dig Dis Sci | year= 1991 | volume= 36 | issue= 1 | pages= 103-7 | pmid=1670631 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1670631 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Medical Therapy
- Symptoms such as diarrhea and painful defectation may be treated with oral opioids and stool softeners, respectively.
- Several other methods are under development as of 2005 to lessen the effects of radiation proctitis. These include sucralfate, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, corticosteroids, metronidazole, and argon plasma coagulation.[1]
References
- ↑ Kochhar R, Patel F, Dhar A, Sharma SC, Ayyagari S, Aggarwal R; et al. (1991). "Radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis. Prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of oral sulfasalazine plus rectal steroids versus rectal sucralfate". Dig Dis Sci. 36 (1): 103–7. PMID 1670631.