Colitis (cont.)
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- Colitis Overview
- Colitis Causes
- Colitis Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Colitis Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Digestive Disease Myths - Slideshow
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Colitis Symptoms
Symptoms of colitis will depend upon the type of colitis that is present, but in general, colitis most often is associated with abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Other symptoms may inlcude:
- Blood in the bowel movement may or may not be present.
- Tenesmus may exist; this is
the constant urge to have a bowel movement.
- The abdominal pain may come in
waves, building to diarrhea, and then waning.
- There may be
constant pain.
- Fever, chills, and other signs of infection and inflammation may be present depending upon the cause of colitis.
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Colitis is an inflammation of the colon. It may be associated with enteritis (inflammation of the intestine) and/or proctitis (inflammation of the rectum).
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