Can One Die From Colitis?

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2015

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Wed, 17 Jun 2015 Answered on

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Question : can you die from colitis

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, when not treated property colitis can cause death.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Can you please specify what kind of colitis do you mean? Is it Ulcerative Colitis or bacterial infection of large intestine?

Both condition can be life threatening when not treated.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (9 minutes later)

im being treated for and infection only right now

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Colonoscopy should be done after the treatment.

Detailed Answer:
Just make sure you will have colonoscopy when the infection will be treated or tge treatment wont be effective.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (4 minutes later)

bacterial infection

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If its bacterial infection, antibiotics should help.

Detailed Answer:
I do understand that this is bacterial infection caused colitis. That is why you take antibiotics for it. However sometimes what seems to be bacterial infection, turns into something else including ulcerative colitis or even colon cancer. Symptoms can be the same including diarrhea, blood and mucus in stool, abdominal pain, bloating.
I`am not sure how yours infection was diagnosed. If it is confirmed by stool culture tests infection, antibiotics will help. But if this diagnosis is established without this test, it does not have to be correct diagnosis.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (9 minutes later)

cat scan and blood and urine. I have none of the symptons on the paperwork he gave me. I just had a slight pain on my left testicle

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You do not have colitis.

Detailed Answer:
Than you do not have colitis. Why do you ask about it than? Pain in the testicle can be due to its inflammation. Probably they have found an infection in the urine and gave you antibiotics for it.
Please consider testis ultrasound.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (8 minutes later)

what is alcoholic hepatitis? and I should still get a colonostomy after the antibiotics

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Inflammation of the liver caused by an alcohol.

Detailed Answer:
Alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by alcohol abuse. It is reversible if you stop drinking, however if you continue, can turn into liver cirrhosis.
Colonoscopy should be done. Every person over the age of 50 should have this test done every 10 years to prevent colon cancer.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (5 minutes later)

I have stopped drinking. so colooscopy after the antibioctic treatment is?

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:
Yes, get scheduled for colonoscopy after the antibiotics treatment. It is not urgent.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar