Colitis is an inflammation of the colon. The inflammation is mild or severe. It can be caused by various diseases of the digestive tract, including Crohn's disease. A viral infection, bacterial or parasite may also be cause. Various forms of colitis are: severe acute colitis, toxic colitis and lymphocytic colitis ...
The main symptoms of colitis include, among others, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Colitis promotes the onset of hemorrhoids.
The symptoms of
severe acute colitis are fever, elevated heart rate and acute abdominal pain. The severe acute colitis causes rapid weight loss. Sometimes severe acute colitis progresses to anemia.
The
toxic colitis is characterized by progressive dilatation of the colon. Colitis, toxic, untreated, can cause peritonitis.
The main symptoms of
lymphocytic colitis is diarrhea extending over a considerable period. Lymphocytic colitis particularly affects people aged over sixty years. This form of colitis can occur with certain medications.
A high intake of fruit acids or laxatives irritating, anxiety and stress are factors favoring colitis.
The person affected must drink a lot of water and avoid meat, fried foods and pastry
13 avril 2010
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