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Enteritis: Introduction

Enteritis is a general term referring to inflammation of the intestine. Possibilities to consider for this condition include gastroenteritis, indigestion (i.e. other causes of indigestion), reflux, heartburn, GERD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and other causes of abdominal pain or abdominal symptoms.

Symptoms of Enteritis

• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• more symptoms...»

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Disease Topics Related To Enteritis

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Medical Textbooks Online about Enteritis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Enteritis?

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Causes of Enteritis

• Bacterial digestive infection
• Viral digestive infection
• Parasitic digestive infection (type of Sudden Digestive Conditions)
• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
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More information about causes of Enteritis:

• Underlying causes of Enteritis
• Enteritis as a complication caused by other conditions

Latest Treatments for Enteritis

• IV fluid
• Oral fluids
• Bismuth subsalicylate
• Kaolin pectin
• Diphenoxylate
• more treatments...»

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Enteritis

News Archives for Enteritis

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Patient Surveys for Enteritis

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Reseach about Enteritis

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Clinical Trials for Enteritis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Enteritis include:

• Data Bank for Eosinophilic Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Immune Regulation in Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• An Observational Follow-up Study for Subjects Receiving Salvage Therapy After Previous Treatment in a Visilizumab Study for Intravenous Steroid-Refractory Ulcerative Colitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Visilizumab (Nuvion®; HuM291)
• Clotrimazole Enemas for Pouchitis in Children and Adults - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Clotrimazole,Retention Enema
• Pentosan Polysulfate in Treating Patients With Gastrointestinal Disturbance Caused by Radiation Therapy - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pentosan polysulfate
• more trials...»

See full list of 104 Clinical Trials for Enteritis

Statistics for Enteritis

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• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Enteritis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Enteritis
• Society statistics for Enteritis

Enteritis: Broader Related Topics

• Intestinal Conditions
• more types...»

Types of Enteritis

Types of Enteritis

• Colitis
• more types...»

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Definitions of Enteritis:

Inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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