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Suggest Remedy For Patient Dying Due To Colitis
my sister-in-law is laying in the hospital dieing of what they think is Colitis, but the anti-biotics they have tried are not working. She also has head and neck pain. She is 45 years old and has been dealing with this for over 5 weeks and been in the hospital for a week. Her sister went to see her last night and said shes just a shell. What are they missing and why arnt they doing more?
Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Hi
Colitis is inflammation of the colon which could be caused by an infection, inflammatory bowel disease,ischemia or allergy.Its treatment depends on the cause.Antibiotics alone will not solve the problem if it is not of infectious origin.A stool exam/culture/sensitivity test, a colonoscopy and other blood tests will be needed to bring out the cause .I suggest you request the opinion of a gastroenterologist.
Best wishes
Colitis is inflammation of the colon which could be caused by an infection, inflammatory bowel disease,ischemia or allergy.Its treatment depends on the cause.Antibiotics alone will not solve the problem if it is not of infectious origin.A stool exam/culture/sensitivity test, a colonoscopy and other blood tests will be needed to bring out the cause .I suggest you request the opinion of a gastroenterologist.
Best wishes
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