Question 1

what is focal active colitis? what causes it?

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It Depends: Clinically, Focal Active Colitis depends on your endoscopic and clinical presentation/symptoms. It can be benign as a result of the prep you were given for your colonoscopy to something more serious due to infectious colitis or inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn's Disease) with symptoms of bloody diarrhea, mucous, etc. See your treating physician for more info on your case.

Question 2

what causes ulcerated colitis, is it diet, alcohol ?

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Auto-immune: No one really knows what is the ultimate trigger for uc. But it is an autoimmune disease and related to either alcohol or diet!  alcohol and diet may make the active condition worse... But they are not the cause.

Question 3

what causes ulcerative colitis? is it contagious?

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No: It is not contagious but may run in families. There are numerous theories as to the causation, but no real consistency from one patient to the next.

Question 4

what is the cause of chrons vs ulcerative colitis?

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Genetic: Current belief that these are both genetic diseases related to immune modulation.

Question 5

what are the causes of the bleeding in ulcerative colitis?

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Ulcers in colon: As the name indicates this condition leads to ulcers in the colon which can cause signficant bleeding with stool.

Question 6

what are the causes of crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?

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Genes+environment : A combination of genetic predisposion (for example Crohn's is more common in ashkenazi jews), life events (eg appendectomy increases one and decreases the other), and environmental influences (eg smoking increases Crohn's and decreases severity of uc...). Bet you didn't expect the latter! as knowledge increases more precise factors are identified.

Question 7

does bowel prep cause colitis?

Accepted Answer

No: The inflammation can be aggravated by it but it will not cause a problem.

Question 8

can alcoholism cause you to be sterile?

Accepted Answer

It shouldn't : Chronic alcoholism however can cause loss of libido and erectile dysfunction.

Question 9

can ulcerative colitis cause back pain?

Accepted Answer

It sure can: Organs are controlled by nerve fibers that come from the spinal cord. When the organs are having problems, there are (in essence) "feed-back signals" sent back through the nerve fibers which can muscle tightness and pain in the muscles along the spine. In medical parlance, we call this a viscero-somatic reflex. Dos find this very useful in diagnosing lots of stuff.

Question 10

why does ulcerative colitis cause bloating?

Accepted Answer

Bloating: Ulcerative colitis, when in an active inflammatory state usually causes diarrhea often with the passage of bloody stools. Bloating will occur if the colon motility slows down with resulting slowing of propulsion of feces and intestinal gas. There is a complication called toxic megacolon where the colon actually becomes paralyzed and develops life threatening distension and is a medical emergency.

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