How to treat colitis

There are very few people who have never experienced abdominal pain and diarrhea in their lives. There are many reasons for abdominal pain and diarrhea. For example, eating rotten food, vegetables and fruits in summer can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Colitis can also cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. The abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by colitis are somewhat different from the abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by other reasons. The abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by colitis have a slower onset, with alternation between diarrhea and constipation.

The abdominal pain caused by colitis is usually what people call a dull pain or colic, and the pain is located in the lower left abdomen or lower abdomen. Other symptoms include loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, etc. There may be tenderness in the left lower abdomen, and sometimes the spasmodic colon can be felt. There may be systemic symptoms.

1. Rest: Rest is very beneficial to the disease, especially for patients in the active stage, it is important to emphasize adequate rest and reduce mental and physical burden. As the condition improves, the amount of activity can be gradually increased, but strenuous activity should generally be avoided.

2. Diet and nutrition: During the diarrhea period, you should pay attention to supplementing nutrition and appropriately reduce the fiber content in your diet, such as leeks, celery, garlic shoots, etc. You should eat a low-residue diet to reduce the mechanical damage that high fiber content may cause to the colon mucosa. Regarding the issue of colitis patients drinking milk, it depends on whether the diarrhea worsens after drinking milk, because ulcerative colitis patients may be allergic to cow's milk protein. On the other hand, some patients may suffer from diarrhea after drinking milk due to a lack of lactase in the intestines. In my country, there are more people suffering from lactase deficiency than in the West. Therefore, patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the diarrhea stage should be carefully inquired about whether they have a history of allergy to cow's milk and limit the intake of dairy products, which sometimes has an antidiarrheal effect.

How do you cure colitis? Generally speaking, bowel movements must return to normal, with bowel movements once a day or every other day, and the stool must be formed. You must go to the hospital for an endoscopic examination, and you can stop taking the medication only when the doctor says that the condition is cured. Many patients stop taking the medication when they feel that their symptoms have gone, but in fact the disease has not been completely cured, and it is easy for the disease to relapse if the medication is stopped.