The dangers of colitis

Colitis is a common disease. We know that colitis is difficult to treat because it takes a long time to treat. In addition, colitis is prone to recurrence, so we must pay attention to this disease. We need to learn more about colitis, how to prevent colitis, the symptoms of colitis and the treatment of colitis.

Colitis is extremely harmful to our body. As long as we know the dangers of colitis, we will definitely pay more attention to it. In this way, we can always be vigilant about the harm of colitis to our body in life and do a good job of prevention.

1. Acute colon dilatation: It is more common in the elderly in winter and can easily cause colon ischemia, necrosis and dilatation.

2. Colon inflammation: It can cause chronic peritonitis, which is mainly seen in patients with acute fulminant or toxic colitis complications, and can also be seen during colonoscopy.

3. Massive bleeding: When ulcers erode larger blood vessels, the colon may bleed more, leading to shock and causing life-threatening consequences.

4. Anal and perianal diseases: often accompanied by anal fissures, hemorrhoids, perianal abscesses, anal fistulas, etc.

5. Colon tumor transformation: mostly occurs in young patients. The longer the course of the disease, the greater the risk. Literature reports that the risk can reach 40% in those with more than 25 years of disease.

6. Cause colon stenosis and intestinal obstruction.

7. Anemia: caused by blood loss and liver disease, more common in moderate to severe patients.

8. Hypoproteinemia and liver damage: It often manifests as chronic active hepatitis, and fatty liver or cirrhosis may also occur.

9. Others: It can also cause arthritis, skin and mucous membrane damage, eye damage, etc.

Above we introduced what colitis is. We know that colitis is very difficult to treat. Not only does it take a relatively long time to treat, but the treatment process of colitis is also prone to recurrence. Therefore, we must pay attention to colitis. The above article analyzes in detail the various hazards of colitis to our body.