In inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, patches of inflammation develop in the lining of parts of your gastrointestinal tract. Both of these conditions can cause inflammation of the lower parts of your bowel and the rectum. Inflammation in the rectum is called proctitis. Symptoms of a flare-up of inflammation in the rectum are fresh bleeding and a feeling of wanting to go to the toilet frequently. It may be helpful during flare-ups such as these for you to be treated with a corticosteroid given rectally. This means giving the medication into your back passage, as an enema or suppository.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/medicine/prednisolone-rectal-foam-enema-and-suppositories