Colitis Treatment

Colitis treatment

        In case of colitis by decay, the pacient must follow a diet based on starchy foods and fruits and avoid the protein, that is to say the meat. In case of colitis by fermentation, the pacient will instead focus on cooked vegetables and meat. Spa treatments, are often beneficial. It is imperative to try to break free of the fear of constipation. It is not unusual to stay one or two days without a bowel movement.

        Do not go on a diet that you have not been recommended by your doctor. Often you impose yourself a diet which hasn't been recommended by the doctor and does more harm than good. Follow the schedules of meals. Eat slowly and have a quiet life. It often takes months or even years to rehabilitate an intestin. Colitis treatment depends on the severity and cause. The outline of the support are:

• Monitoring surgery
• Putting to rest the digestive tract>
• Etiological treatment: parenteral corticosteroids in UC, corticosteroids and / or parenteral nutrition in Crohn's disease.
• Failure of medical treatment.

        The treatment depends on the severity and etiology of colitis. It must achieve a compromise between the risk of ineffective medical treatment or delayed colectomy and the risk of colectomiser patients. Careful monitoring in the context of close medico-surgery cooperation is imperative. The doctor should remove any initial complications that could arise indicating a colectomy in emergency: perforation and massive colonic bleeding or sepsis.

       The existence of a toxic megacolon (colonic dilation of more than 6-7 cm in area and pathological presence of at least 2 of the following signs: tachycardia, fever, leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia) usually requires emergency colectomy.

        Assess the severity of colitis on colonic signs (diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain) and systemic signs (fever, tachycardia, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypermicroalbuminurie, leukocytosis).

        In case of Crohn's disease treatment is almost like trying to avoid the possible need for surgery. The percentage of remission in corticosteroid is higher than in UC patients and may respond well to parenteral nutrition.