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Random freezes, missing sound and display glitches usually trace back to one bad driver. Find and replace yours safely.Free scan · under a minuteMiranda Kerr has said she began experiencing symptoms during pregnancy with her son Hart and was diagnosed with proctitis after giving birth, following a colonoscopy. That timeline does not establish that pregnancy caused the condition. Proctitis is inflammation of the rectal lining; it is not another name for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
What Miranda Kerr said about her diagnosis
In an interview with Get the Gloss, as reported by PerthNow on October 10, 2024, Kerr said her symptoms began while she was pregnant with Hart and that she was diagnosed with proctitis after his birth. A later Mark Hyman podcast transcript also describes a colonoscopy after she gave birth leading to the diagnosis; its transcript is automatically generated and has not been reviewed, so details are best treated cautiously.
Kerr described her condition as autoimmune and said: “It’s an auto-immune thing and they don’t necessarily have the answers to why, which is frustrating.” That is her account of her experience, quoted by PerthNow, not a general medical conclusion about proctitis. The reporting does not establish that pregnancy triggered or caused her condition.
What proctitis is—and how it differs from IBS
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) defines proctitis as inflammation of the lining of the rectum. It is a diagnosis describing inflammation in a specific part of the digestive tract, not a synonym for IBS. Some coverage of Kerr’s disclosure called it “a form of IBS,” but that is not an accurate general definition. NIDDK’s proctitis overview was last reviewed in December 2021.
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Possible symptoms and causes
Symptoms can include a frequent or urgent need to pass stool, a feeling that the bowel is not empty, diarrhea or constipation, pain, and blood, mucus, or pus with stool. Proctitis can have different causes; NIDDK lists inflammatory bowel disease, infections, radiation therapy, and ostomy surgery among them. The diagnosis alone does not reveal which cause applies to a particular person.
For its symptom and cause information, see NIDDK’s Symptoms & Causes of Proctitis, last reviewed in December 2021. NIDDK advises prompt medical attention for blood, mucus, or pus from the rectum, or severe abdominal pain.
How clinicians investigate proctitis
Evaluation aims both to identify inflammation and to determine its cause. Depending on the situation, clinicians may review medical and family history, perform an examination, and use blood or stool tests, rectal cultures, or endoscopy such as colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy. NIDDK outlines these options in its diagnosis guidance.
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There is no single treatment that applies to every case. NIDDK describes different approaches for proctitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease, infection, radiation, or diversion after ostomy surgery; the appropriate care depends on the cause. Its treatment guidance was last reviewed in December 2021.
Kerr has said that a later colonoscopy showed her condition in remission and that she drinks celery juice daily, according to PerthNow’s report. Those are personal details, not evidence that celery juice treats proctitis or that it is appropriate for others. Media accounts do not establish Kerr’s specific cause or provide a basis for choosing treatment.
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