Question 1

what are some natural remedies for slight mild ulcerative colitis flareups  limited to rectum. im on asacol (mesalamine) hd 800 2t po tid?

Accepted Answer

Probiotics: First, are you sure you have uc? You may have underlying food allergies triggering this as well. Use the a4m.Com "doc locator" function to find a local functional medicine physician to do further GI testing to evaluate. In the interim i suggest higher dose probiotics like "probiotic 225" from orthomolecular 1 pack daily for flares and florajen 1 daily for regular support and to prevent flares.

Question 2

i just got an mri-enterography abdomen and pelvis pre and post iv contrast... report says.. retained fecal material and variable distention limit assessment of the
colon. there are no definite findings of colitis.. should i worry, what does it mean?

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: Basically it means that your colon was not as clear as it could have been The reader didn't see anything to be concerned about, but can't guarantee that there isn't some abnormality masked by the suboptimal preparation. Discuss the results with your doctor

Question 3

what is colitis?

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A generic: Term for inflammation in the colon, better known as the large intestine.

Question 4

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 5

what causes  colitis?

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Colitis: colitis means irritated colon and has many causes.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

can you die from colitis?

Accepted Answer

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 9

what is revolving colitis?

Accepted Answer

Probably a typo : There is no such thing as "revolving" colitis. This may be a misreading of the term "resolving" colitis, which simply means colitis which is improving. If it is getting better with what you're doing, you should stick with it. Good luck.

Question 10

what is ulceritis colitis?

Accepted Answer

What is u.c: hi SmitaS
UC is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and manifested by cramps, diarrea and blood in the stool. It is diagnosed on colonoscopy after seeing blood in the stool. It can be a CANCER PRECURSOR and so should be seen by  gastroenterologist.thanks

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What are some natural remedies for slight mild ulcerative colitis flareups limited to rectum. im on asacol (mesalamine) hd 800 2t po tid?

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I just got an mri-enterography abdomen and pelvis pre and post iv contrast... report says.. retained fecal material and variable distention limit assessment of the colon. there are no definite findings of colitis.. should i worry, what does it mean?

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