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The clinical manifestations of colitis are various. Patients may have abdominal pain and discomfort, irregular stool, blood in stool, mucus, loss of appetite and other symptoms. Colitis is one of the most common diseases in gastroenterology, and it is an intestinal infectious disease caused by various pathogenic factors, which seriously affects the normal work and life of patients. The clinical symptoms of colitis are not typical in the early stage of the disease. Most patients may only show slight abdominal discomfort and occasional irregular stool, which is difficult to attract enough attention from patients and patients will not come to see a doctor.
with the progress of the disease, some patients will have obvious abdominal pain, which is manifested by the refusal to press the lower abdomen, and the pain will be aggravated when pressing, which will be accompanied by an increase in the number of stools, which can reach more than 1 times a day in severe cases, and even the performance of mucus stool and bloody stool will appear. In addition, patients with colitis will suffer from loss of appetite and weight loss due to the decline of gastrointestinal absorption function.
what harm can colitis cause?
1. anemia: bloody stool is one of the main symptoms of colitis, and the severity of the disease is directly related to the speed and amount of bloody stool. If there is a lot of bleeding in a short time, accompanied by a drop in blood pressure and an increase in pulse, blood transfusion is needed. Colitis may also lead to chronic bleeding, although the amount of bleeding in this case will not be too large, but it may also lead to iron deficiency anemia in the long run.
2. Intestinal perforation: If colitis is not effectively controlled, it may lead to toxic intestinal dilatation, which will lead to intestinal perforation, which generally occurs in the left colon.
3. Intestinal stenosis: If the course of colitis reaches 5 to 25 years, intestinal stenosis may occur. This happens mostly in the left colon, sigmoid colon or rectum. Mild intestinal stricture generally does not have obvious symptoms, but in severe cases it may cause intestinal obstruction. In addition, when suffering from intestinal stricture, we should be alert to the appearance of tumors.
4. Sudden outbreak and injury to other organs: colitis in acute attack period is particularly harmful to human body, which will suddenly bring serious harm to the body and many organs will be damaged.
5. Causes rectal polyps or intestinal cancer: Colitis can easily cause rectal polyps and intestinal cancer. According to research, 5% of patients with colitis may become cancerous.
what are the dietary precautions for colitis?
In daily life, patients with colitis should focus on light, digestible, high-calorie foods rich in vitamins and butyrate, and avoid moldy, cold and greasy foods that are easy to cause intestinal inflammatory reactions.
1. Dietary suggestions: light diet, strengthen the management of food hygiene; Usually, you should eat more foods rich in butyrate, such as wheat bran, soybeans, oats, etc. Director Zhang Huimin of Beijing Sihui West District Hospital said that it can effectively protect intestinal mucosa; Patients with diarrhea symptoms for a long time should also increase foods with high calories and vitamins, and eat more fish, lean meat and fresh fruits and vegetables, which will also help to recover.
2. Dietary taboos: it is forbidden to eat moldy and deteriorated food to avoid overeating; Avoid eating spicy, pungent, cold and greasy food; Carefully eat dairy products, coffee, seafood and other foods that are prone to intestinal inflammatory reactions.
In addition, we should develop good living habits, not only to eat foods that are helpful to the illness, but also to quit smoking and drinking. In addition, it is best to eat less hard foods, such as nuts, which will increase the burden on the intestines and thus affect the recovery of the illness. Zhang Huimin, director of Beijing Sihui West District Hospital, said that after the illness recovered, it should be reviewed regularly to avoid the recurrence of the illness. During the illness, it is also necessary to prevent the abdomen from catching cold, so as to avoid the intestinal spasm due to cold, thus aggravating the condition.