Question 1

is colitis painful?

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Usually but depends: Colitis is a general term, and there are many different types. Pain is a  common symptom in many of them.

Question 2

what is acute colitis?

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: Translation= Acute= just emerged/days to a week or 2 in duration. This is compared to sub-acute which would be applied to a condition lasting a few weeks, or chronic which would apply to months or years. Colitis= an inflammatory process involving the colon.

Question 3

what is focal colitis?

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Tummy Ache: Focal colitis is a general term for inflammation of a particular area of colon. Usually this is caused by food-borne illness or inflammatory bowel disease (like crohn's disease). Very rarely serious pathology like mesenteric ischemia can show a focal colitis but you would be extremely ill. Typically a colitis will resolve on its own, but can occasionally need antibiotics.

Question 4

can you die from colitis?

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Its possible: Un treatred, rampant colitis can lead to serious bleeding and overwhelming infection either of which could cause death.  This implies that the patient having the colitis totally ignores what is happening and simply lets the condition become deadly.

Question 5

is colitis common in the us?

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Depends: There are many types of "colitis'; it is not uncommon for patients with bowel or abdominal problems to be advised that they have some type of 'colitis', although it may not necessarily be a serious 'disease'.

Question 6

what sort of disease is colitis?

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Colon Inflammation: Colitis is the term which refers to inflammation of the large intestine otherwise known as the colon. Colitis can have many causes such as infection, lack of blood flow (ischemic), inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, crohn's), etc.

Question 7

is chron colitis like acute colitis?

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Can be: Crohn's as well as other colitis entities can be both acute or chronic. Acute colitis is a general term that includes the above but also can include ulcerative colitis, antibiotic associated colitis, ischemic colitis to name a few.

Question 8

what's the upshot of getting colitis?

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Depends: If it is just spastic colitis, then it is just that--the irritable bowel. Infectious colitis--antibiotic treatments and you are done.
If you have ulcerative colitis..You have to deal with the disease itself and the risk of colon cancer, which increases over time. If you have severe disease, you may be recommended to have colon removed after 8-10 yrs...It is tough..
Good luck...

Question 9

what are the symptoms of colitis like?

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Many: Blood in stool, abdominal pain, diarrhea.

Question 10

what is the signs, symptoms of colitis?

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Many: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in stool.

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