colitis

Synonyms:

inflammatory bowel disease

Types:

Crohn's disease, regional enteritis, regional ileitis

a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss

irritable bowel syndrome, mucous colitis, spastic colon

recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress

ulcerative colitis

a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

Type of:

inflammation, redness, rubor

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat