Colitis

Colitis's disease overview

What is

What is colitis?

colitis is one of the gastrointestinal diseases with many complex manifestations. Usually the patient will feel pain in the lower abdomen as if there is a rock on, abnormal defecation, the stool does not form, accompanied by flatulence, bloating, and boiling abdomen.

Colitis causes many difficulties for daily life and work

Disetic colitis

colon (the large intestine) is an important part of the intestinal system, which contains the residue of the process of digesting food from the small intestine and released out, including the whole country . Before the residue is excreted, the colon absorbs a part of the water from those residues.

The colon is divided into two segments, with separate digestive function: on the right, left.

Right colon: Food storage facilitates the reabsorption thoroughly.

When the nutrients from the small intestine enter the cecum, 98% of the water is absorbed along with electrolytes, soluble substances. A large amount of starch and mainly cellulose has not been digested, thanks to acid -preferred bacteria using cellulose to decompose cellulose by fermentation transferred to glucose to absorb.

When coming to the left colon: Almost every ingredient of the food has been digested, the remaining residue in which some muscle fibers have not been completely indigestible, mucoprotein from the intestine wall secreted Bacterial decomposition bacteria will cause decay and eventually forming stool to down to the sigma colon, each batch falls into the rectum to cause bowel movements.

Besides, the colon is also the place where many diseases arise because the colon is the place where the formation and elimination of feces should be very convenient for microorganisms to grow and cause disease .

colitis is an infection process that causes localities or spreading in the colon mucosa with different degrees, mild, less sustainable and easy to bleed, bleeding, Severe, ulcers, congestion and hemorrhage, may even have small abscesses.

Acute colitis easily complications into colon relaxation, perforation of colon, colon cancer ... Chronic, malignant and many other dangerous diseases, difficult to treat.

Causes of Colitis's disease

Causes of acute colitis:

Acute colitis due to food poisoning, food allergies

Due to not keeping food hygiene and safety and environmental sanitation, eating or drinking foods infected with pathogenic microorganisms

The most common parasite is amoeba dysentery, in addition to roundworms, hairworms, needle worms

bacteria: dysentery bacillus (shigella), typhoid bacteria (salmonella), cholera bacteria (Vibrio cholerae), E. coli bacteria, tuberculosis bacteria

The common virus is Rotavirus, mainly in children

mushrooms, especially candidiasis

Colonent ulcer may be due to autoimmune disease

In addition, the disease is also related to daily activities: stress, prolonged constipation, indigestion, prolonged antibiotics causing bacterial disorder, ... P>

Causes of chronic colitis

Divided into 2 groups, which are chronic colitis that has causes and unknown reasons.

Chronic colitis is caused by the cause of acute colitis due to infection, parasitic infection, fungal infection and toxicity but not completely treated.

Chronic colitis of unknown causes, usually chronic colitis is not specific.

Symptoms of Colitis's disease

Symptoms of colitis acute

Depending on the pathogens, there are corresponding manifestations:

Acute colitis due to amoeba dysentery: abdominal pain, stomach, continuous bowel movements, but each time there is a bit of a stool, blood and mucus accompanied by stool.

Acute colitis due to dysentery dysentery: fever, abdominal pain, bloody stools with blood, in a day and night many times stool and blood, stools are colored like fish blood. In particular, if due to Shigella Shiga, the number of bowel movements cannot be counted (the stool flows out of the anus, does not become moldy), dehydrated and electrolytes are very easy to cause cardiovascular collapse.

Acute colitis due to other causes: symptoms of abdominal pain are mainly, lower abdominal angina, paragraph pain or pain along the colon frame, pain due to colon spasms , sometimes stiff stomach, sudden diarrhea, water stool (may have blood, mucus), people tired, thin quickly.

Symptoms of chronic colitis

Depending on the symptoms in combination with each other, divide into the following diseases:

Liquid and abdominal pain: The patient feels abdominal pain every time, sadness, bowel movement is finished to stop the pain, 3-4 times a day, usually in the morning at the morning Wake up and after eating, less in the afternoon, peaceful at night.

First feces may be thick but not molded, the next time the stool is loose, mucus, most cases are crushed or living stool.

Before each bowel movement has abdominal pain, often pain along the colon frame but usually in the left or right pelvis and after the bowel movements are gone, the abdominal pain and pleasant.

constipation and abdominal pain: Patients with constipation, dry stool, less and hard, abdominal pain, common in the elderly and women.

constipation and pepper alternating each other: Constipation waves with a batch of pepper, many years but the condition of the patient as well as normal activities, The abdomen is often flatulent.

Transmission route of Colitis's diseaseColitis

The disease can be transmitted by gastrointestinal tract. Colitis is often derived from an acute gastrointestinal infection, which may be caused by a person who eats or takes food containing pathogenic microorganisms.

People at risk for Colitis's disease

Age: Colitis is a common disease in adults, especially the elderly.

Do not keep food hygiene and safety and environmental sanitation

Store constipation

Regular stress, anxiety

arbitrarily use the drug without prescribed by the doctor: taking prolonged antibiotics causing bacterial disorders

Prevention of Colitis's disease

To prevent disease, need environmental sanitation, food safety and hygiene very well

Do not eat untreated foods (blood pudding, spring rolls, spring rolls, salad, raw vegetables ...) and do not drink without boiling water, do not drink fresh cow's milk without sterilization , do not drink ice does not ensure hygiene (no sterilization of water before freezing)

In the family when someone is infected with dysentery, dysentery, typhoid, typhoid, cholera ... sterilize the tools used in eating by boiling with boiled water. The patient's feces must not be scattered, must be put into the toilet and have strong antiseptic substances, especially in rural and mountainous areas

Should wash your hands before eating, deworming every 6 months

Avoid prolonged antibiotic use

Active treatment of tuberculosis

Avoid prolonged stress and excessive anxiety

Regular exercise and sports

There is a reasonable diet:

Should eat foods such as rice, potatoes, lean meat, fish, soy milk, vegetables, fruits, fruits (especially rich in potassium: bananas, papaya , ...)

Limit eating eggs, milk, fried spring rolls, fat meat, black beans, onion

Do not use stimulants such as beer, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, spicy and fried foods

Should snack, divided into many meals, should not eat too much in the evening

Provide enough water, mineral salts and essential vitamins

Diagnostic measures for Colitis's disease

Diagnosis of acute colitis:
Need to get feces for freshness, culture, isolation of bacteria
In case of necessity, sigma and rectum can be subject to colon

Diagnosis of chronic colitis:
Colongoids with contrast drugs (after indentation)
Endoscopy and colon biopsy to determine the cause of the disease
Chronic colitis suspected of infections that need to be tested or biopsy to find pathogens

Colitis's disease treatments

Principle treatment of colitis :

Treatment as soon as possible
Determine the cause of the disease to choose the appropriate regimen
Maintain a diet, working diet and appropriate activities
Medical treatment combined with surgery depending on the case

Specific treatment:

Medical treatment:
Antibiotics to fight infections, antifungal drugs, anti -tuberculants, anti -parasitic drugs
Pain relievers and anti -spasms, diarrhea, anti -dysplasia
Water and electrolyte compensation is essential for the purpose of not to prevent cardiovascular collapse
Surgical treatment:
Surgery to remove colon if the progression is severe and prolonged. However, the removal will affect the intestinal and psychological function of the patient.
Other reasons that need surgical intervention such as colon polyps, colon cancer, ...
Reasonable diet and diet
Adjust the resting mode so that it is reasonable, daily physical activity, only use the drug when necessary and as directed by the doctor.
When constipation: Need to reduce fat, increase fiber, divide meals into small meals.
When diarrhea: Do not eat fiber to the wall of the intestine without damage, do not eat raw vegetables, dried fruits, canned fruits, if you eat fresh fruit, you must remove it Peel, can eat ground fruit.
Avoid stimulants: coffee, chocolate, tea, ...

Limit dairy products: Sugar milk should be very indigestion and protein of milk can cause allergies, so it should be replaced with soy milk.

Restricting greasy food

Avoid using anti -inflammatory, analgesic drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, voltaren, felden ... because it can increase the risk of colon bleeding

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