JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Proctitis

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Due to ulcerative colitis.

b) Due to Crohn's disease.

c) Requiring treatment.

Discretionary

If other causes do not exclude and not on treatment, accept.

See if Relevant

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Malignancy
Sexually Transmitted Disease

Additional Information

Proctitis has been linked to stress and food intolerance. It is also associated with infection and this may be sexually transmitted, particularly through anal sex. It may be caused by inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and post radiation therapy. The latter is likely to have been given for malignancy so, as with inflammatory bowel disease, will lead to exclusion from donation.

Information

Part of this entry is a requirement of the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005.

Reason for change

The ‘see if relevant’ section was updated as part of the implementation of recommendations from the FAIR study.

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Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 57