Enterocolitis

Introduction: Enterocolitis

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

See full list of 7 symptoms of Enterocolitis

Medical Textbooks Online about Enterocolitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Enterocolitis?

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

Misdiagnosis and Enterocolitis

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions...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 ...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...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). In fact...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-diagnosed (it can, of...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 a variety of symptoms (see ...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...read more »

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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

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Patient Surveys for 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

See full list of 26 Clinical Trials for Enterocolitis

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