Enterocolitis - symptoms of the disease, treatment

This disease is the most frequent of all pathologies of digestive organs. As a result of enterocolitis, there are violations of the intestinal functions, atrophic changes in the mucous membrane. And since this pathology is so common, it is not superfluous to find out what is enterocolitis, the symptoms of this disease.

Varieties of flow

Acute. Often happens in combination with gastritis. In turn, it can have an infectious and non-infectious origin. Inflammation, without affecting the deep layers, is limited to the intestinal mucosa (thick and thin).

Chronic occurs as a result of an untreated acute enterocolitis. Also, it leads to negligent attitude, untimely appeal to the doctor, poor-quality treatment. Characterized by a long leak, as well:

• Changes in the mucosa;
• Digestive disorder,
• Persistent impairment of bowel functions.

Acute enterocolitis - symptoms:

• Pain, rubbing in the abdomen ;
• Rumbling in the abdomen;
• Bloating;
• Plaque on the tongue;
• Soreness in palpation;
• diarrhea;
• nausea, vomiting;
• In the infectious course: mucus in stool. Perhaps the presence of blood, headache, weakness, temperature.

Chronic enterocolitis - symptoms

At an early stage of the pathology, symptoms can be expressed both weakly and clearly, with severe and dangerous complications. Signs of enterocolitis chronic:

• Stupid and aching pain in the navel or lateral parts of the intestine. The strength of pain depends on the severity of the pathological process;
• Constipation alternating with diarrhea - violation of the act of defecation;
• Gasification-induced bloating (flatulence) ;
• Loss in weight in case of defeat of the small intestine ;
• Lethargy, apathy, increased fatigue;
• Indigestion disorder;
• Raspiranie in the abdomen due to eating;
• There are cases of refusal of food, which leads, in turn, to anorexia.

Causes

• Bacterial causes: dysenteric bacteria, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus and others.
• Parasitic causes. Causes: Trichomonads, amoebas, lamblia, intestinal helminths and so on.
• Chronic foci of infection in intestinal organs.
• Almentary: irrational and monotonous nutrition, eating disorders, lack of vitamins. Also hard to digest food, alcohol.
• Toxic and medicamentous. Poisoning or prolonged exposure to chemicals: alkali, heavy metal salts, drug, microbial, food allergies, endogenous intoxication. Also irrational use of antibiotics, which suppresses the intestinal microflora, prolonged intake of a laxative.
• Mechanical picchina: prolonged constipation.

As a result of various pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, there is a so-called secondary enterocolitis. Develops due to violations of the liver, stomach or gallbladder.

This is a widespread and quite dangerous disease this enterocolitis. We have examined the symptoms and now we turn to the diagnosis of this pathology.

Diagnostics

With the help of coprologic research , inflammatory processes are found. Expressed by:

• With the primary lesion of the large intestine in such elements as: mucus, erythrocytes, leukocytes,
• With lesions of the small intestine - the presence of undigested food. The feces are examined for the presence of eggs of worms, protozoa, dysbacteriosis, bacteria of the dysentery group.

In severe conditions, a blood test reveals anemia, dysproteinomia, hypoproteinemia, calcium, potassium and sodium.

Enterocolitis - treatment

The treatment of the disease is complex, the main method is therapeutic nutrition:

• A properly selected diet is necessary, which normalizes the digestive and motor-evacuation functions of the intestine.
• Nutrition is fractional, but often up to six times a day.
• Food is gentle with enough vitamins and proteins.
• Easily digestible fats and carbohydrates.
• Diet № 4 during periods of exacerbation.
• Diet Nos. 2, 4 during periods of remission.