What Is Colitis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
4. Colitis and Chronic Diseases
Colitis is itself a chronic disease that can be confused for other chronic conditions, especially Crohn’s disease. However, while Crohn’s disease affects any part of the GI tract, colitis only affects the rectum or large intestines.
Any chronic inflammatory disease can cause severe damage to the inner lining of the large intestine, but each case presents differently. And while colitis may have causative factors like parasites, viruses, and bacteria, it is also associated with bad habits such as smoking. Amoeba infestation and Giardiasis may also be confused with colitis.
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