ABDOMINAL PAIN
Colitis: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
March 1, 2020
Symptom Guides > Abdominal Pain > Colitis: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment

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Dr. Chris Bodle
Dr. Bodle is a board certified emergency medicine physician. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Emory University. In addition to K Health, he currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in an Urban, Level 1 Trauma Center in the south east.
The large intestine, or colon, is the end portion of your digestive system and stretches across most of your abdomen. Colitis is a general term describing conditions that involve inflammation of the colon. The most common form of colitis is ulcerative colitis, which affects 750,000 people in the United States and, if left untreated, can lead to life-threatening complications. Ulcerative colitis is the most common but there are also other types of colitis, including ischemic colitis, microscopic colitis, and infectious colitis.
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“With most cases of colitis, treatment is focused on alleviating the symptoms, i.e. medication to alleviate pain.”
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by
Dr. Chris Bodle
Dr. Bodle is a board certified emergency medicine physician. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Emory University. In addition to K Health, he currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in an Urban, Level 1 Trauma Center in the south east.
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