Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Antibiotic-associated colitis; Colitis - pseudomembranous; Necrotizing colitis
Symptoms
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Abdominal cramps (mild to severe) Bloody stools - Fever
- Urge to have a bowel movement
- Watery
diarrhea (often five to 10 times per day)
Signs and tests
Either or both of the following tests will confirm the disorder:
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Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy - Immunoassay for
C. difficile toxin in the stool
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Pseudomembranous colitis Treatment
Review Date: 04/12/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology,
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
