Causes of Colitis

List of causes of Colitis

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Colitis) that could possibly cause Colitis includes:

• Bowel infection
• Amebic dysentery
• Bacillary dysentery
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease

Causes of Colitis (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Colitis that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Behcet's disease
• Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
• Treponema pallidum
• Typhlitis
• Isosporiasis
• Pseudomembranous colitis
• Neisseria gonorrhoea
• Campylobacter jejuni
• Bacillary dysentery
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Alosetron
• Cytomegalovirus
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Crohn's disease
• Lymphocytic colitis
• Intestinal ischaemia
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Ulcerative colitis

Colitis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Colitis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Colitis:

• Allergic colitis
• Pseudomembranous colitis
• Infectious colitis
• Parasitic colitis
• Ischemic colitis
• Bowel perforation
• Sepsis
• Diarrhea
• Uveitis
• Erythema nodosum
• Cholangitis
• Hepatitis
• Arthritis
• Abdominal distention
• Emesis

Colitis: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Colitis: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Colitis:

Causes of Broader Categories of Colitis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Enteritis
• Bowel conditions
• Colon conditions
• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• more types...»

Colitis as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Colitis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Colitis. Our database lists the following as having Colitis as a complication of that condition:

• Amebic dysentery
• Campylobacter laridis infection

Colitis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Colitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Colitis. Our database lists the following as having Colitis as a symptom of that condition:

• Amebiasis
• Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis and hypogammaglobulinemia
• Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis, and hypogammaglobulinema
• Obesity -- colitis -- hypothyroidism -- cardiac hypertrophy -- developmental delay

Medications or substances causing Colitis:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Colitis as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Certain drugs
• Laxative overuse
• Cefuroxime
• Froxal
• Ceftin
• more drugs...»

See full list of 246 medications causing Colitis

Drug interactions causing Colitis:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Colitis as a symptom.

The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Loperamide and clindamycin interaction - Severe colitis
• Imodium and clindamycin interaction - Severe colitis
• Loperamide and lincomycin interaction - Severe colitis
• Imodium and lincomycin interaction - Severe colitis
• Estrogen and DHEA interaction
• more interactions...»

See full list of 48 drug interactions causing Colitis

What triggers Colitis?

The following conditions are listed as possible triggers for Colitis:

• Certain foods
• Certain drugs
• Laxative overuse
• Infections
• Stress

Medical news summaries relating to Colitis:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Colitis:

• Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because of it's multitude of symptoms
• Reflux medication tied with Clostridium gut infection
• Soy allergy sufferers need to be wary of many foods
• More news »

Related information on causes of Colitis:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Colitis may be found in:

• Risk factors for Colitis
• Medications that may cause Colitis
• Hidden causes of Colitis

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