acute ischemic colitis Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/acute-ischemic-colitis Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:44:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png acute ischemic colitis Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/acute-ischemic-colitis 32 32 Bowel Infarction and Ischemia, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment https://healthhype.com/bowel-infarction-and-ischemia-causes-symptoms-treatment.html https://healthhype.com/bowel-infarction-and-ischemia-causes-symptoms-treatment.html#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:31:20 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=27330 Infarction is a term that is often associated with the heart. A myocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack. When an infarct occurs in the brain then we refer to it as a stroke. But an infarct is not only restricted to these organs. It can occur in any part of the body. The intestines (bowels) are just as prone to an infarct which can arise slowly or occur suddenly. It may not be as well known as a heart attack (myocardial infarction) but a bowel infarct can be just as deadly if it is not treated promptly. Meaning of Bowel Ischemia and Infarct Like every part of the body, the bowel requires a good supply of blood. Arteries carry in blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients. This allows the cells that make up bowel tissue to maintain life processes and function as normal. Veins carry away blood that is low in oxygen and laden with wastes. If the blood supply is interrupted then living tissue will be affected. With a partial impairment in blood flow, the cells may not die immediately but it does cause inflammation in the tissue. With a complete blockage of [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/bowel-infarction-and-ischemia-causes-symptoms-treatment.html/feed 0 Acute Ischemic Colitis – Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment https://healthhype.com/acute-ischemic-colitis-symptoms-signs-diagnosis-treatment.html https://healthhype.com/acute-ischemic-colitis-symptoms-signs-diagnosis-treatment.html#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 18:30:50 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2865 Acute Ischemic Colitis Acute ischemic colitis refers to an inflammation of the colon (a part of the large intestine) due to impairment of the blood flow to the colon. Sudden left side abdominal pain and blood in the bowel movement, appearing in a person after 50 years of age, are characteristic symptoms. The resulting injury of the colonic wall may be mild or severe ( requiring an urgent surgery). A common term used for ischemic injury of small or large intestine or both is acute mesenteric ischemia (mesenteric arteries are those that supply the bowel). Symptoms and Signs Symptoms of acute intestinal ischemia appear suddenly (in minutes) and may include: Lower or upper left side abdominal pain. Pain may be quite severe but abdominal wall, when checked by a doctor, typically is not tender (but becomes tender if the colon is Bright red blood in the bowel movement or bloody mucus or bloody diarrhea Causes of Acute Ischemic Colitis Blood flow impairment causing acute ischemic colitis may result from: Blood clot in one of the abdominal arteries or veins due to arterial or venous thrombosis (increased blood clotting) Medications: non-steroid antinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), estrogen replacement therapy, migraine medications, blood pressure pills, heart drug digoxin, pseudoephedrine, alosterone (Lotronex) used in IBS Vasculitis (inflammation [...]

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