Colitis is increasingly common not only in Vietnam but also in the world. Colpitis appears not only in adults, but is getting younger and younger, appearing also in young children. How to detect colitis early, what causes it and preventive measures...
What is colitis?
The colon (large intestine) is an important part of the intestinal system. The colon contains residues from the digestion of food that are then excreted. Before being excreted, the colon absorbs some of the nutrients from those residues. Colitis is an infectious, localized, or diffuse inflammation in the colon area due to a variety of causes.
What types of colitis are there?
There are many ways to classify colitis. However, mainly colitis is classified into 2 main types based on symptoms. The most common are acute and chronic colitis.
Acute colitis is usually caused by food, bacterial, viral or medication problems. Patients will develop acute conditions of colitis such as fever, abdominal pain, dehydration, electrolyte loss and frequent repeated loose defecation. However, each time there is only a little stool, in the stool may be accompanied by blood or mucus.
The patient is sad to go out and wants to go out several times a day. It is usually in the morning when you wake up and after you finish eating. After going outside, the patient feels better. In addition, depending on the type of disease and the patient, constipation or looseness may appear.
Why get colitis?
There are many causes of colitis. The most common of which is caused by food poisoning, due to bacterial, viral, parasitic or fungal infections of the colonic mucosa. In addition, it may be due to autoimmune pathologies or due to medication. The patient's arbitrary use of antibiotics to treat the disease without a doctor's prescription can cause colitis.
Manifestations of colpitis
What are the signs of colitis? Colpitis has many different symptoms, some common manifestations are:
- Abdominal pain
- Fever
- Defecation disorders, constipation
- Some cases may disturb water and electrolytes.
Why does colitis often recur?
The colon is the organ of the digestive tract whose main function is the reabsorption of nutrients. Besides, the colon also contains feces and excretes feces. Therefore, the colon is a favorable environment for viruses, bacteria, parasites to develop. This is the reason why colitis very often recurs if not treated definitively and properly.
Persistent colitis is caused by patients who have acute colitis but are not properly treated or not treated thoroughly. Therefore, when colitis recurs, patients need to go to a medical facility for an examination. It is necessary to follow the doctor's therapeutic indications to avoid persistent prolongation.
Can colitis be cured or not?
Colitis is a benign medical pathology that can be completely cured if the patient diagnoses and discovers the cause of the disease and strictly follows the doctor's treatment regimen.
However, patients with colitis should take precautions to avoid recurrence or persistent course. For patients with colitis, adherence to treatment helps the disease to be definitively treated. In addition to medication, diet, living, and exercise are also extremely important. Especially, diet greatly affects the effectiveness of disease treatment and relapse prevention.
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