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Another life-threatening condition is toxic megacolon. Severe inflammation causes the colon to dilate or stretch, and the thin colon wall may eventually tear.
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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.
How do you get rid of an enlarged colon?
You have to remove the part of enlarged colon by surgical resection. As in case of congenital megacolon.
What is toxic city?
a toxic city
Is the steam from cooking in stainless considered toxic also?
Steam is not toxic! It can burn, but it is not toxic.
Are magic markers toxic?
No they are not. Magic markers are very low toxic vertion withch means that if I am not mistaking it is 13%toxic and 97%not toxic.
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 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 happens in toxic megacolon?
The colon gradually stretches and its wall thins to the point where it can tear. The presence of a hole in the intestine leads to peritonitis and is fatal unless quickly recognized and treated.
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 is hirsch sprungs disease?
Hirschsprung's disease, is an abnormality in which certain nerve fibers are absent in segments of the bowel, resulting in severe bowel obstruction; also known as congenital megacolon or aganglionic megacolon,
Abnormally large portion of the large intestine located between the cecum and rectum?
Megacolon
