Spastic colitis manifests itself by colonic dysfunction without physical damage in the colon. This is a benign digestive disease but it causes discomfort to patients by abdominal cramps, constant bowel movements ... The disease, if not treated in time, can cause many dangerous complications.
Spastic colitis is a dysfunction in the colon that causes erratic bowel movements to contract causing severe pain, sometimes palpable lumps along the colonic pelvis. The disease is common in people suffering from stress, stress, erratic eating habits,... When endoscopy does not find physical damage in the intestinal tract. However, there are symptoms of abdominal cramps accompanied by bowel disorders. The disease significantly affects the quality of life of patients.
1. Symptoms are easy to mistake for other digestive diseases
Symptoms of spasmodic colpitis resemble some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, so it is easy to confuse. The disease often manifests itself:
- Abdominal pain: pain occurs in the abdomen below the navel and on both sides of the flanks. Sometimes, a hard lump on the lower left abdomen may be palpable. Pain from dull to cramping, accompanied by flatulence, bloating, belching. The person may have pain after eating strange foods, sour, spicy, re-raw, seafood. When stressed and anxious, the pain appears more. Most abdominal pain will decrease after farting or defecating, but there are also cases where patients who have just finished bowel movements have developed other abdominal cramps.
- Defecation disorders: bowel movements several times a day, diarrhea alternating with constipation. Snake head feces, crushed tail, mixed with mucus accompanied by an unpleasant odor. The patient has a feeling that he does not run out of feces, after walking, he still wants to continue.
- Bloating, flatulence: abdominal tension, bloating, belching, so it is often confused with stomach disease.
- Besides, patients present with pallor, weakness, fatigue, headache that may be accompanied by nervousness, shortness of breath, nervousness, insomnia, heart palpitations.
Neither endoscopy nor examination revealed any physical or structural abnormalities in the mucosal walls, only a disturbance of contractile motility of the colon.
2. Causes of spasmodic colitis
- Bowel motility disorders: colon spasms occur with strong and prolonged intensity, causing the digestive system to be affected, causing diarrhea, raw, loose stools. Mild and short contractions cause stools to become hard and dry, causing constipation.
- High sensitivity of the intestines: this is also the cause of spasmodic colitis syndrome.
- Stress, anxiety: although it does not directly cause spasmodic colitis, it will increase the severity of symptoms.
- Unscientific diet: eating bad foods such as alcoholic beverages, stimulants, carbonated soft drinks, fast food, fried foods, hot and sour spicy foods ...
In addition, improper eating habits such as eating too fast without chewing well, eating while talking, skipping meals can also cause spasmodic colitis.
3. How dangerous spasmodic colitis is
Spastic colitis is a chronic disease that is not life-threatening but has a great impact on the quality of life. When abdominal cramps, diarrhea, constipation ... Lasting for many days will make the patient always in a state of stress, inconvenience, nutrient deficiency, leading to loss of appetite, insomnia, thin body, weakness.
However, special attention should be paid and seek medical attention immediately if there are signs of intestinal obstruction if there are signs of intestinal obstruction. Symptoms of intestinal obstruction:
Abdominal pain or severe abdominal pain
Nausea, vomiting
Inability to defecate
Fluid and fecal buildup in the intestines can be a life-threatening condition if it is not handled promptly and properly.
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