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Food should be withheld for an initial 24-48 hr in animals with acute colitis in an effort to "rest" the bowel. When feeding is begun, the protein source used should be one to which the animal has not previously been exposed.
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Pseudomembranous colitis is ... known as clostridium difficile colitis (c. difficile) or antibiotic-induced colitis. This illness is caused by a bacteria called Clostridium difficile. Initial attempts to isolate and culture this bacteria were very difficult, hence its name.
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Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis are referred to as microscopic colitis because colonoscopy usually shows no signs of inflammation on the surface of the colon. Instead, tissue samples from the colon must be examined under a microscope to make the diagnosis.
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Some scientists think that collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis are the same disease in different stages. The only way to determine which form of colitis a person has is by performing a biopsy.
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Although not totally understood, microscopic colitis appears to be in the family of autoimmune syndromes, all of which are more common in women. It is likely that the proinfllammatory effects of estrogen are responsible for this predisposition. For this reason, I have theorized the one of the reasons microscopic colitis is becoming more common (which I believe to be true) and that it doesn't affect women until later in life is that the use of high dose estrogens (and NSAID's) has become more common.
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Diet goes a long way in helping you manage colitis. First and foremost, since fluid loss is substantial in colitis, make sure to drink 2รข€“3 liters of water and lots of clear fluids like light soups, lemon tea, lemonade, etc., in order to prevent dehydration. Avoid greasy and fatty foods.
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