Inflammation of the cecum: symptoms, treatment

Inflammatory process, taking place in the tissues of the cecum, in medicine is called tiflite. And, unfortunately, it is one of the most frequent ailments of this part of the intestine, which is partly due to the anatomical features of the structure of the caecum.

How the inflammation of the cecum develops and proceeds, we will try to describe the symptoms of this disease and the methods of its treatment in more detail in the article.

Where is the cecum and what are its functions?

In a place where the small intestine turns into a thick, or rather, just below this junction, the cecum is located. If you feel the front abdominal wall, then this part of the large intestine can be found in the right iliac part - it is projected onto the inguinal area to the right and looks like a pouch with a length of 3 to 8 cm.

In order for the symptoms accompanying the inflammation of the cecum to become clearer, we will understand its function. The food enters here from the small intestine, where its main cleavage takes place, and in the described segment the fluid absorption necessary for the formation and excretion of fecal masses takes place.

But speaking of the cecum, one can not help but mention the appendix (appendix) 7 to 12 cm long, which extends from its posterior wall. In its thickness there is a large number of lymphoid follicles that protect the human body from foreign agents. In addition, this body is a kind of incubator for a healthy intestinal microflora.

Cecum: place of inflammation localization

Despite the fact that the cecum is small in size, it is with it most often there are problems, and this is connected, as already clear, with the peculiarities of its structure and functioning. Most often the named segment of the intestine becomes inflamed.

Symptomatic inflammation of the cecum (the symptoms and treatment described in this article), by the way, is quite easy to confuse with manifestations of appendicitis, so it is very important to be able to diagnose correctly in order to prevent an erroneous operation and to prescribe adequate treatment.

Causes of inflammation in the cecum

You will ask, because of what the place of the pathogenic process becomes the cecum? Inflammation, the symptoms of which are very similar to manifestations of appendicitis, as it turned out, is provoked either by frequent consumption of fatty, fried or smoked foods containing artificial preservatives and dyes, or by heavy physical stresses in which the abdominal muscles were involved .

But not only is it capable of exciting a tieflite. He can start development and against the background of other diseases:

• Acute or chronic inflammation of the appendix;
• Sepsis;
• Various intestinal infections (dysentery, salmonellosis, typhoid fever, food poisoning, cholera, etc.);
• Sluggish Crohn's disease and nonspecific ulcerative colitis ;
• Organic damage to the mucous membranes of the intestine, which arose against the background of pancreatic diseases, as well as the gallbladder and stomach;
• Chronic dysbiosis and candidiasis of the abdominal cavity.

How does the cecum take the inflammation: symptoms

The photos provided in the article, of course, are not capable of conveying all the signs of the disease that can manifest themselves in both acute and chronic form. As a rule, the patient complains of a sharp pain in the right side, which can respond in the groin, in the waist and on the inner surface of the thigh. Most often, the attack develops a couple of hours after eating. This may increase the temperature, and the patient feels chills, weakness and headache. There is also increased sweating. After 2 hours after the onset of the attack, nausea, gas and colic in the abdomen, as well as multiple diarrhea, are added. With the infectious cause of the disease, mucus or blood clots are found in the patient's feces. Vomiting in these patients is rare.

But there is another version of the development of events that the caecum can undergo: inflammation, the symptoms of which may be mild. This happens in the chronic form of tiflitis. In the process of remission, the patient can not experience anything, but nevertheless any physical or psychological strain can provoke the emergence of a picture of an acute attack.

How is the caecum diagnosed (inflammation)

Symptoms (whose treatment, as a rule, requires urgent measures) without a deep diagnosis can not tell the doctor exactly what is in front of him, appendicitis or tiflitis. To avoid mistakes, the patient is given a detailed blood test. In the case of appendicitis, a marked leukocytosis and an increased number of neutrophils will be found in it.

An X-ray examination is also performed, which makes it possible to detect thickening of the caecum, which in case of its inflammation is accompanied by narrowing of the lumen due to swelling of the mucous membrane.

Women usually undergo an additional examination at the gynecologist and ultrasound examination of the appendages to rule out ectopic pregnancy, cystic ovarian changes and adnexitis (inflammation of the appendages).

How is tiflitis treated?

If the inflammation of the cecum is confirmed during diagnosis, the symptoms Diseases will require mandatory adherence to the patient's diet and the passage of medical procedures.

To treat the acute form of the disease with the help of sowing feces on the microflora, sensitivity to antibiotics is revealed and, depending on the results of the analysis, drugs "Metronidazole" and "Enterofuril" are prescribed, and if necessary, the effect is added "Furazolidon" or "Amoxicillin".

To restore intestinal flora from the first days of taking antibiotics, the patient is prescribed drugs such as Lineks, Hilak forte, Wobenzym, etc. And to eliminate intoxication intravenously, the patient is administered saline, "Reopoliglyukin" or 5% glucose solution.

For the chronic form of tiflitis, the food regime is very important. From the patient's menu, products containing vegetable fiber, baked pastries, sour fruits, nuts and legumes are excluded. Food is taken in small portions, often and necessarily in a warm form.

Treatment of tiflita with folk remedies

Often the question arises in patients: is it possible to remove the symptoms available for the diagnosis of "inflammation of the cecum" independently? Treatment with folk remedies In such cases can be of great help, but their use must be coordinated with the attending physician, since all therapeutic procedures should be a complex where one appointment is supplemented by another. Otherwise, self-medication can lead to disastrous results.

The most effective of the popular recipes is the infusion of herbal collection of sage, chamomile and chamomile. For 1 tsp. Each herb is poured with a glass of boiling water and insists half an hour. Then take during the day for a month.

Effective is a decoction of mint. For him, a tablespoon of dried mint leaves or 2 fresh spoons are poured into a glass of boiling water and brewed for 20 minutes. They drink this broth half a cup before each breakfast and lunch.

Good propolis also helps, which is taken on an empty stomach, thoroughly chewing, 8 g per day for a month.

What is dangerous tiflit?

Inflammation of the caecum, the symptoms of which you now know, without proper treatment can give complications in the form of ulcers on its mucous membrane, cause inflammation on the retroperitoneal wall, as well as intoxication of the body, provoked by prolonged accumulation of feces in the caecum.

You need to treat tiflit on time and thoroughly. Then neither its chronic form nor the listed complications will develop, and health will not be seriously damaged.