Occasionally the inflammation may be so aggressive with such severe diarrhoea
and blood that the patient becomes very ill. This has three main effects. First
there is protein loss in the diarrhoea causing malnutrition which, aggravated by
the loss of appetite, leads to a loss of weight and wasting of muscles. Secondly
the diarrhoea also results in loss of water and salt from the body which causes it
St. Mark's Hospital Information Booklet: Ulcerative Colitis, A Surgical Guide
for Patients to dry up and reduces the blood circulation to the tissues. Thirdly germs from the
diseased bowel can enter the blood stream, something which does not happen to
any important degree in healthy people. This leads to the body becoming toxic with fever.
The patient will have to come into hospital straight away and if medical treatment
does not produce a rapid improvement removal of the colon is necessary.
and blood that the patient becomes very ill. This has three main effects. First
there is protein loss in the diarrhoea causing malnutrition which, aggravated by
the loss of appetite, leads to a loss of weight and wasting of muscles. Secondly
the diarrhoea also results in loss of water and salt from the body which causes it
St. Mark's Hospital Information Booklet: Ulcerative Colitis, A Surgical Guide
for Patients to dry up and reduces the blood circulation to the tissues. Thirdly germs from the
diseased bowel can enter the blood stream, something which does not happen to
any important degree in healthy people. This leads to the body becoming toxic with fever.
The patient will have to come into hospital straight away and if medical treatment
does not produce a rapid improvement removal of the colon is necessary.
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