Hmm....: Without an actual examination, I cannot give specific medical advice on your particular health, while a simple viral infection can cause (reversible) bowel thickening from inflammation, there are several features of a more serious nature mentioned: increased WBC Pain getting studies fluid Other conditions like inflammatory bowel disease would be more serious and less reversible
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Bowel Disease: I t looks like u have an inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD, which may include Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or some type of Diverticulitis. They frequently get flareups with bacteria requiring antibiotics. As the name indicates, inflammation of bowel causes thickening which can be treated with, u guessed it, w 'anti-inflammatory' drugs such as steroids. Chr. inflammation may cause stricture
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