Ulcerative colitis of the intestine - symptoms, treatment

Recently, doctors diagnose symptoms and prescribe appropriate treatment for ulcerative colitis of the intestine more often. This disease is characterized by a lesion of the mucosa of the large intestine. Appearing in one place, the destructive and ulcerative inflammation gradually spreads over the surface of the whole organ and delivers a lot of discomfort.

What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis of the intestine need to start treatment?

In every organism the disease manifests itself in its own way. Some patients for several years may not even know about their diagnosis, while others soon after the onset of the disease are already on a hospital bed.

The most common symptom of the disease is the presence of blood in the stool. More than 90% of all patients experience this symptom. The amount of blood can be different: some notice only a few veins, while others can hardly discern a chair in a crimson mash.

Treatment of nonspecific ulcerative colitis of the intestine should be started and with symptoms such as:

• presence of mucus or pus in the stool;
• diarrhea ;
• frequent bloating;
• pain in the abdomen (mostly cutting or scraping in the left side);
• disorders in the work of the cardiovascular system, kidneys;
• dehydration;
• fever;
• nausea;
• vomiting;
• tachycardia;
• nocturnal bowel movements (some patients complain that they wake up from an acute need to go to the toilet in the middle of the night);
• false desires for defecation;
• deterioration of appetite.

Extraintestinal manifestations of the disease are much less common. But in some cases, the following problems also indicate the NJC:

• joint damage;
• the appearance of a rash on the skin or mucosa;
• active thrombus formation;
• eye disorders;
• disruption of the liver or bile ducts.

Proper nutrition for the treatment of ulcerative colitis symptoms of the intestine

Treatment of any disease of the gastrointestinal tract requires proper nutrition. A diet will be useful in the treatment of ulcerative colitis symptoms:

1. The patient should be excluded from the diet of coarse fiber, which is found in raw vegetables and fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, poppy seeds, sesame, beans.
2. Food is preferably consumed boiled or cooked on steam.
3. To restore the mucosa faster, she needs to provide peace. For this, we must abandon such irritants as sharp, smoked, salted, marinated dishes.
4. Patients suffering from constipation, experts recommend to grind food to a state of homogeneous gruel or at least rub it on a large grater.
5. From time to time in the diet will not hurt to add special pharmacy mixes for food.
6. To eat food should be in small quantities, but often - five to six times a day.

Treatment of ulcerative colitis symptoms of the intestine with folk remedies

Exceptionally unconventional methods of treating ulcerative colitis are not recommended. But as an auxiliary therapy folk recipes are ideal:

1. Infusion on dried watermelon crusts take half the glass four times a day. It removes inflammation.
2. Good reviews deserved the infusion on the field mint. He is drunk before a meal one glass each.
3. The ailment can also be treated with decoction of the bark of gray alder. Such a medicine should be taken one tablespoon three times a day.

To treat the symptoms of ulcerative colitis of the intestine, other herbs are suitable:

• leaves of white birch;
• flowers of medicinal calendula;
• celandine;
• St. John's wort;
• a large plantain;
• flowers of chemist's chamomile;
• tripartite sequence;
• three-colored violet;
• common yarrow.