Is colitis serious? These symptoms should be taken seriously

People's pace of life in today's society is very fast, and their eating habits are getting worse and worse. Many people often eat out. Unhygienic diet can easily induce colitis. Colitis is very harmful to the body, especially the following symptoms, which will greatly affect daily life.

1. Abdominal pain: Patients with mild colitis have no abdominal pain or only abdominal discomfort. Generally, there is mild to moderate abdominal pain, which is pain in the lower left abdomen and may involve the entire abdomen. There is a pattern of relief after a bowel movement.

2. Constipation: Colitis patients have constipation and defecate once every 4-5 days. The feces are like sheep dung. In severe cases, they cannot defecate without taking laxatives.

3. Explosive watery diarrhea: Diarrhea is not an independent disease, but a common manifestation of many diseases. It may be accompanied by symptoms such as vomiting, fever, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, mucous stools, and bloody stools. Diarrhea accompanied by fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc. often indicates acute infection; diarrhea accompanied by bloody stools, anemia, weight loss, etc. often indicates colon cancer; diarrhea accompanied by abdominal distension, poor appetite, etc. often indicates liver cancer; diarrhea accompanied by watery stools often indicates Vibrio cholerae infection. In addition, diarrhea can directly cause dehydration, malnutrition, etc., which are manifested as dry skin, sunken eyeballs, dry tongue, and wrinkled skin. Patients with colitis may experience explosive watery diarrhea.

4. Diarrhea: Diarrhea is the main symptom of early colitis. It often recurs, mostly caused by improper diet, emotional excitement, and excessive fatigue.

Mucus in stool: People with colitis may have mucus in stool. The stool is sticky and frozen, or red or white, accompanied by abdominal pain, tenesmus, and occurs 2-10 times a day. This is called mucus stool and is also one of the main symptoms of dysentery. Because the stool is sticky and frozen and feels uncomfortable when discharged, it is also called "intestinal dysentery" and "defeated stool" and is divided into "white dysentery" and "red dysentery" according to the color of the sticky and frozen stool.

5. Blood in stool: It is one of the main symptoms of colitis. In mild cases, blood is attached to the surface, while in severe cases, fresh blood flows down and even causes shock.

6. Other symptoms: Early symptoms of colitis include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, weight loss, fatigue, bowel sounds, insomnia, nightmares, fear of cold, etc. In severe cases, patients may experience fever, accelerated heartbeat, weakness, anemia, dehydration, and nutritional disorders. Abdominal distension, weight loss, fatigue, intestinal rumbling, insomnia, frequent dreams, fear of cold, and in severe cases, fever, rapid heartbeat, weakness, anemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, nutritional disorders and mental weakness.

That’s all I have to say about the symptoms of colitis. I believe every patient will understand after reading this. If you experience the above symptoms, you must receive treatment in time to avoid affecting your condition.