What Is Ischemic Colitis?
Ischemic colitis is inflammation of the colon ( a part of the large intestine) due to impaired blood flow (colonic ischemia), usually appearing in persons after 50 years of age. This may trigger sudden (acute) or long term (chronic) abdominal pain, blood in the stool and diarrhea. Injury of the colon may be mild and temporary or severe and requiring surgery.
Symptoms
Symptoms of chronic ischemic colitis may slowly develop over a long period of time, or appear as a flare and may include:
- Lower left side abdominal pain, or pain anywhere else in the stomach
- Bright red blood in the stool
- Diarrhea, or urgency to have a bowel movement
- Nausea
- Low grade fever
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