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Old Aged. Had Colonoscopy And Diagnosed With Bad Ischemic Colonitis. Does It Happen At This Age?
Hello My Mother who is 73 years old just a
had a colonoscopy and was diagnosed with ischemic colonitis. 13 years ago her colon rupti
ured and she had a co
lom
nostomy. She now has the ischemic colitis which the Doc thinks is so bad we can just make her comfortable. Is this something that happens to people at this age? considering her history, also the Doc said that some of the colon I
looks
ks so bad it looks like hamburger. We also have the images.
had a colonoscopy and was diagnosed with ischemic colonitis. 13 years ago her colon rupti
ured and she had a co
lom
nostomy. She now has the ischemic colitis which the Doc thinks is so bad we can just make her comfortable. Is this something that happens to people at this age? considering her history, also the Doc said that some of the colon I
looks
ks so bad it looks like hamburger. We also have the images.
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
yes anything can start at any time the body proteins start reacting with other external proteins in food suddenly to get any of the disease with any system at any age
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