The impoant symptom of radiation proctitis is:: (A) Bleeding PR, (B) Weight loss, (C) Loss of weight, (D) Colicky abdominal pain
Answer is A. Radiation proctitis can lead to persistent rectal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. Other symptoms include diarrhea, mucoid discharge, urgency, tenesmus, rectal pain and fecal incontinence. Ref: World J Gastroenterol 2011 November 7; 17(41): 4554-4562.