Ileitis

Ileitis: Introduction

An inflammation of the ileum which is the final section of the small intestine. The inflammation may be a result of infection, obstruction, severe irritation or malfunction of the absorption processes of the intestinal wall. Ileitis is often accompanied by some sort of abdominal pain.

Symptoms of Ileitis

• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal tenderness
• Bowel irregularity
• Weight loss
• Thickened intestinal wall
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Ileitis:

• 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...»

Ileitis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Ileitis:

• Intestinal blockage
• Intestinal abscess
• Digestive bleeding
• Anemia
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Ileitis

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

Wrongly Diagnosed with Ileitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Ileitis
• Failure to diagnose Ileitis
• Hidden causes of Ileitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Ileitis

Ileitis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Ileitis:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Ileitis: 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 Ileitis

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 intestinal...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 gut. This...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, it's more likely to be an ...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 course, also fail...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...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 »

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Ileitis: 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: Ileitis

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

• 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 Ileitis, 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)

Ileitis: 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 Ileitis

• Crohn's disease
• Chronic digestive diseases
• Tuberculosis
• Bacterial digestive infection
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• more causes...»

See full list of 7 causes of Ileitis

More information about causes of Ileitis:

• Underlying causes of Ileitis

Treatments for Ileitis

• Bed rest
• Low fiber diet
• Medications
• Corticosteroids
• Antibiotics
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Ileitis

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Reseach about Ileitis

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Clinical Trials for Ileitis

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 Ileitis include:

• Clotrimazole Enemas for Pouchitis in Children and Adults - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Clotrimazole,Retention Enema
• Clinical Approaches to Ileal Pouch Dysfunction - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Corticosteroid Sparing Effect of Certolizumab - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - certolizumab pegol
• Extension Study to Evaluate Safety, Efficacy, and Corticosteroid Sparing Effect of Certolizumab in Patients With Crohns Disease. - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - certolizumab pegol
• more trials...»

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Stories from Users Related to Ileitis

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Definitions of Ileitis:

Inflammation of the ileum - (Source - WordNet 2.1)