What is enterocolitis?
Enterocolitis is an inflammation of the digestive tract. The disease mainly affects the small intestine and large intestine.
In adult patients, the pathology is formed against the background of infection, although the cause of the disease in infants is still unknown.
Doctors distinguish 4 types of enterocolitis:
- Necrotic;
- Related to antibiotics;
- Pseudomembrane;
- Hemorrhagic.
The signs of enterocolitis depend on the type of disease, the general condition of the human body, although several symptoms appear in all cases.
The most common symptoms are:
- Fever;
- Swelling on the abdomen;
- Nausea;
- Vomiting;
- Diarrhea;
- Fatigue;
- General weakness.
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318567#treatment
