What is colitis?

The onset of colitis is generally accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and other phenomena. When encountering this problem, you must not ignore it easily, because if it is not relieved, it will have many adverse effects on the patient's health. So I hope everyone can pay more attention to these issues in life. Now let us take a detailed look at what colitis is?

There are actually many causes of colitis, and its starting point is very slow. Sometimes the situation worsens because it is not relieved over time. Therefore, we must never easily ignore the treatment of this disease in our lives.

Colitis, also known as nonspecific ulcerative colitis, usually has a slow onset and the severity of the disease varies. The main clinical manifestations are diarrhea, abdominal pain, mucus and bloody stools, tenesmus, and even constipation, inability to defecate for several days; sometimes diarrhea and sometimes constipation, often accompanied by weight loss and fatigue, and often recurring.

Abdominal pain is usually dull pain or colic, often located in the left lower abdomen or lower abdomen. Other symptoms include loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and liver enlargement; there may be tenderness in the left lower abdomen, and sometimes the spasmodic colon can be felt. Common systemic symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, fever, anemia, etc.

In a small number of patients, the condition suddenly worsens during the chronic course of the disease or becomes explosive at the first onset, with symptoms such as severe diarrhea, 10-30 times a day, and stool containing blood, pus, and mucus, as well as high fever, vomiting, tachycardia, exhaustion, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, coma, and even colon perforation. Failure to receive timely treatment may result in death.

The above is an introduction to colitis. I hope that after reading this introduction, everyone can pay more attention to it. When encountering this problem again, you must actively receive examination and treatment. This will reduce the harm caused by this disease and better ensure your own health.