Enterocolitis

Enterocolitis: Introduction

Inflammation of the large and small intestines. Enteritis specifically refers to an inflammation of the small intestine and colitis specifically refers to inflammation of the large intestine. One of the possible causes of the inflammation is antibiotic use.

Symptoms of Enterocolitis

• Fever
• Abdominal swelling
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Enterocolitis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Enterocolitis:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Enterocolitis

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

Wrongly Diagnosed with Enterocolitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Enterocolitis
• Hidden causes of Enterocolitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Enterocolitis: Medical Mistakes

• Crohn's Disease -- Health Mistakes
• Ulcerative Colitis -- Health Mistakes
• Celiac Disease -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Enterocolitis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Enterocolitis:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Enterocolitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Enterocolitis

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed,...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning)....read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Enterocolitis

Enterocolitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Enterocolitis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Enterocolitis:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Enterocolitis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Enterocolitis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Enterocolitis

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More information about causes of Enterocolitis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Enterocolitis (11 listings)
• Enterocolitis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Enterocolitis

Treatments for Enterocolitis

• Hospitalization
• IV feeding
• Large intestine saline rinse
• Antibiotics
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Enterocolitis

Latest Treatments for Enterocolitis

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

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Enterocolitis

Videos for Enterocolitis

Patient Surveys for Enterocolitis

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Enterocolitis
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Reseach about Enterocolitis

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Clinical Trials for Enterocolitis

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 Enterocolitis include:

• Efficacy of Metronidazole Versus Metronidazole and Rifampin in CDAD Treatment - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Metronidazole and Rifampin
• Role of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) in Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Comparison of Two Surgical Treatments for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Human Infants - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of the Relationship Between Feeding and Late Onset Sepsis and/or Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Low Birth Weight Infants - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of GT160-246 Versus Vancomycin in Patients With Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - GT160-246
• more trials...»

See full list of 26 Clinical Trials for Enterocolitis

Enterocolitis: Broader Related Topics

• Digestive Diseases
• more types...»

Types of Enterocolitis

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