Glossary

Colitis

Colitis

Also: Dickdarmentzündung, Kolitis

Colitis refers to an inflammation of the large intestine, which may be accompanied by diarrhoea, abdominal pain and sometimes blood in the stool. A well-known chronic form is ulcerative colitis.

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