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What is erythematous mucosa of the distal rectum
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Grin answered
36 years experience Pain Management
Erythematous = red: Erythematous simply means red. The most common reason is due to increased blood flow as part of an inflammatory process. Rectal erythematous mucosa al ... Read More
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Dr. Randy Baker answered
40 years experience Holistic Medicine
Stress and UC: This is not unusual in UC so that is the main cause, but stress tends to aggravate UC. Use stress reduction techniques like meditation and exercise. T ... Read More
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Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
Previous: inflammation or infection can result in the term "granular" which is used to describe the mucosa (lining) of the bowel as seen by the endoscopist. It ... Read More
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Dr. Moneil Patel answered
17 years experience General Practice
Description: Your endoscopist must describe what they see and many of this is descriptive. It is not normal to have dark blood in the rectum, but the report state ... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
Dr. Johnny Green answered
41 years experience Colon and Rectal Surgery
Probably surgery: If you are seeing "edematous mucosa" then it is falling out and will need to be removed or sutured back in place. "mucosa" describes the lining of th ... Read More
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Dr. Rawhi Omar answered
44 years experience Pathology
Biopsy will show: Diagnosis of Ulcerative colitis is complex and has to be verified by the biopsy findings (your dr most likely had taken multiple biopsies from differe ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Biopsy: The diagnostic gold standard for colon disease is the biopsy. I suggest getting a written pathology report of the biopsy taken.
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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered
55 years experience Internal Medicine
No: Cancer
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Peter Baiocco answered
43 years experience Gastroenterology
Determine cause: If its bacteria, virus or parasite, find which one it is and treast accordingly.
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Danny Proffitt answered
43 years experience Family Medicine
Inflammation: Mucous membranes cover most of the internal organs and spaces of the body. If the mucosa is is erythmatous, it means it is red and this usually means ... Read More
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