Colitis
Inflammation of the colon (large intestine) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon).[1] Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases.
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In a medical context, the label colitis (without qualification) is used if:
- The cause of the inflammation in the colon is undetermined; for example, colitis may be applied to Crohn's disease at a time when the diagnosis is unknown, or
- The context is clear; for example, an individual with ulcerative colitis is talking about their disease with a physician who knows the diagnosis.