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A 67-year-old female asked:
What's enteritis and how can it b treated?
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Enteritis: Enteritis is inflammation of the intestines. Can be autoimmune or infectious, radiation or celiac disease. If celiac avoid wheat products , if infectious like Yyersina, camphylobacter treat with antibiotics, If autoimmune- Crohns treat with medication, immunosuppressives. if long standing make sure your vit B12 is OK
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001149.htm
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Last updated May 29, 2015
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