Question 1

what causes ulcerated colitis, is it diet, alcohol ?

Accepted Answer

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 2

is ulcerated colitis and parkinson's disease related so you think?  i have both

Accepted Answer

Possibly: There is some data to suggest that the inflammatory response seen in uc may also play a role in pd.  However, more data is needed to make that connection.

Interestingly, a study in 2012 showed aggregates of a protein known to induce pd was found in the gut of patients getting colonoscopy and did not have pd at the time.  Here is the info for that study: movement disorders may 2012 vol.27 #6:709-1.

Question 3

do you think my ulcerated colitis effects my parkinson medication being effective?

Accepted Answer

Most medications: Are absorbed in small intestine, so it should not affect your parkinson medication dosage, unless you have profuse diarrhea or involvement of small intestine with inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 4

doctors, what are the negative effects on smoking weed if you have ulcerated colitis?

Accepted Answer

None known: There are no rigorously defined negative benefits to smoking cannabis as it related to your ulcerative colitis. However, many people who smoke cannabis tend to smoke nicotine and this is ill-advised in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 5

could the specific carbohydrate diet (scd) cure my ulcerated colitis or will it just suppress the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Both: A low carbo hydrate gluten free dietary lifestyle has been shown to help and alleviate symptoms It can suppress the colits

Question 6

what is colitis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

what causes  colitis?

Accepted Answer

Colitis: colitis means irritated colon and has many causes.

Question 9

what is acute colitis?

Accepted Answer

: 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 10

what is focal colitis?

Accepted Answer

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.

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Doctors, what are the negative effects on smoking weed if you have ulcerated colitis?

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Could the specific carbohydrate diet (scd) cure my ulcerated colitis or will it just suppress the symptoms?

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What is colitis?

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