Related articles: Ulcerative colitis
Definition
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the large intestine, first involving the rectum and eventually spreading to the whole colon.Most common symptoms and signs *
- Acute abdomen
- Anorexia
- Asthenia
- Intestinal Atony
- Increase in the ESR
- Bubbles on the Tongue
- Anal burning
- Cachexia
- Colic
- Abdominal cramps
- Diarrhea
- Yellow Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Abdominal distention
- Drumstick fingers
- Pain in a hip
- Abdominal pain
- Pain in the Navel
- Anal pain
- haematochezia
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Eosinophilia
- Abdominal swelling
- Abdominal gurgling
- Iridodonesi
- Stomach ache
- Functional Meteorism
- Mucorrea
- Weight loss
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Peritonismo
- rettorragia
- Growth delay
- Blood from the anno
- Blood in the stool
- Foam in urine
- Night sweats
- Rectal tenesmus
- thrombocytosis
- Biliary vomiting
Further indications
The symptoms of ulcerative colitis can vary in severity and location, depending on the portion of the colon affected by the inflammatory process. Typical is the alternation of periods characterized by regression of symptoms with others of recrudescence. The association of symptoms such as fever, general malaise and periods of diarrhea (which does not respond to normal over-the-counter medications) and constipation should lead to suspicion of ulcerative colitis, which will then be investigated through specific tests.
