You : You will need to see a gastroenterologist, who specializes in treatment of intestinal disorders, to help determine the cause and treatment of your inflamed intestine (enteritis) and colon (colitis). Colitis can have many different causes, most commonly due to infections, including those caused by a virus, parasite, and food poisoning due to bacteria or inflammatory disorders (ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease) - in older adults, lack of blood flow (ischemic colitis) and in patients with past radiation to the large bowel may develop colitis. For enteritis, the most common causes are eating or drinking substances that are contaminated with bacteria or viruses, which cause inflammation and swelling, which may lead to abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, fever, and dehydration. This is generally self-limited but on occasion may require specific antibiotics. In addition, enteritis may also be caused by crohn's disease, certain drugs, including ibuprofen, Naproxen sodium, and Cocaine and again, damage from radiation therapy in general, symptoms can include: abdominal pain and bloating that is constant or comes and goes, bloody stools, chills, constant urge to have a bowel movement, dehydration, diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, vomiting and weight loss. You may need to have an endoscopy and/or colonoscopy, to determine the cause of the colitis/enteritis.
Answered 9/29/2019
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Pain out of: Proportion to physical findings is classic presentation for ischemic colitis. Do you have any vascular disease or cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation? This is something potentially serious. You need to get to a doctor immediately.
Answered 9/16/2013
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