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A 25-year-old member asked:
Can you die from colitis?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 54 years experience
Its possible: Un treatred, rampant colitis can lead to serious bleeding and overwhelming infection either of which could cause death. This implies that the patient having the colitis totally ignores what is happening and simply lets the condition become deadly.
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Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 27 years experience
Possible: Most colitis is treatable provided you don't let it go too far. Two types are particularly dangerous: ischemic colitis and c. Difficile colitis. Ulcerative colitis is particularly challenging but usually not immediately life threatening.
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Last updated Mar 1, 2020
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