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).

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Find the Cause of Abdominal Pain?

Left side abdominal pain may arise from internal organs of the gastrointestinal and urinary tract, chest, pelvic cavity, abdominal wall muscles, bones (ribs, spine, pelvis), vessels, nerves or skin.

Upper abdomen is above the navel and lower abdomen is below it.

Below, causes of left side abdominal pain are listed.

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