Patient's question:
What is the difference between rectitis and prostatitis? I've recently been feeling lower back pain, and urination is always difficult. I always feel the urge to urinate but can't, and it takes a long time to urinate with a feeling of incomplete emptying. Hello, is this rectitis or prostatitis? What are the differences between the two, and how should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, both prostatitis and proctitis can cause symptoms such as a sense of fullness and discomfort in the anus and lower abdomen. However, prostatitis is often accompanied by urinary tract irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination, as well as a sense of fullness in the scrotum. In the case of rectitis, there may be mucopurulent bloody stools. The main symptom is the sense of fullness in the anus, which is the feeling of needing to defecate but not being able to do so. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery!