ischemic colitis treatment
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Q: Can anyone explain the treatment/s that may be required to treat “ischemic colitis?”?
My mother is in her late 50’s, and was hospitalized about 4 days ago with vomiting and bloody diarrhea. After being misdiagnosed with “ce difficile”, and having a colonoscopy, she was diagnosed with ischemic colitis. I’ve heard that this condition can range from extremely mild to needing surgery. She hasn’t kept solid food down in a week. Does anyone know what treatment/s she might require?
Thank you!!!
A: Ischemic colitis in general is caused by low blood flow to the intestines. There are two main reasons why this might occur -not enough blood to her intestines (example bad heart that doesn’t pump well enough), and clots in the arteries that feed the intestines.
If it’s mild and she’s just dehyrated you can give IV fluids, and bowel rest (no eating/drinking), and antibiotics. That’s mostly it. But if she starts developing a fever, or really painful or swollen abdomen, it’s become severe and she should go to the hospital right away as she may need to have surgery to cut out the dead bowel. This is pretty rare. Most get better without needing surgery.
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