See Also: Colitis(medicine)
colitis(dictionary)
colitis(dictionary)
Colitis(health)
Radiation colitis(health)
ulcerative colitis(medicine)
Mucous colitis(health)
Colitis, spastic(health)
ischemic colitis(medicine)
uraemic colitis(medicine)

Colitis (health)


Inflammation of the large intestine (colon), especially of its mucous membranes. Spastic colitis is commonly "nervous," or psychosomatic, in origin and is usually a temporary upset rather than a chronic inflammation; this disorder may account for 50 percent of all digestive-tract illnesses. Its symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea (sometimes alternating with constipation), and erratic frequency of bowel movements. Treatment of this disorder is basically supportive and psychological in approach.