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What is severe colonic dilatation?
Toxic megacolon
What are the symptoms of toxic megacolon?
Toxic megacolon has many symptoms associated with it. Some of these symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal distention, abdominal tenderness, and fever.
What medication may actually increase the risk for toxic megacolon?
Certain medications (particularly those that diminish intestinal contractions) may increase risk of toxic megacolon, but this interaction is unclear.
What is toxic megacolon?
Toxic megacolon is a rare but serious complication of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is characterized by severe inflammation and dilation of the colon, which can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, fever, and dehydration. If not treated promptly, toxic megacolon can result in life-threatening complications such as perforation of the colon.
What is the treatment for a toxic megacolon?
Toxic megacolon is treated by inducing or correcting, fluids and electrolyte disturbances to prevent the victim from either dehydration or shock. If the condition advances to a preforation in the colon, surgery is required to perform a colectomy.
What are symptoms of toxic megacolon?
Clues to this diagnosis include sudden decrease in diarrhea, swelling of the abdomen, and worsening abdominal pain.
What are the colon disease?
The most common diseases to affect the colon:Angiodysplasia of the colonAppendicitisChronic functional abdominal painColitisColorectal cancerConstipationCrohn's diseaseDiarrheaDiverticulitisNFDiverticulosisHirschsprung's disease (aganglionosis)IleusIntussusceptionIrritable bowel syndromePolypPseudomembranous colitisUlcerative colitis and toxic megacolon
What is the condition which the colon is extremely elarged?
Megacolon.
What is Hirschsprung's disease?
also known as congenital megacolon or aganglionic megacolon, is an abnormality in which certain nerve fibers are absent in segments of the bowel, resulting in severe bowel obstruction.
What kind of people can't get colonoscopies?
Patients with severe active colitis, extremely dilated colon (toxic megacolon), or severely inflamed bowel may not be candidates for colonoscopy. Patients requiring continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
What happens if you lick nailpolish?
it is extremely toxic, so do NOT do it.
What happens when we throw toxic substance in river and stream?
it becomes
