Questions
How should chronic colitis be treated? Additionally, if blood is mixed with mucus and the condition is diagnosed as chronic colitis, is there a genetic risk? Where does the blood come from? What should be noted when seeking treatment?
Answers
Chronic colitis is a long-term, recurrent, and multifocal disease that primarily affects the colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Common symptoms include left lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, urgency, mucus in stools, and alternating constipation or diarrhea. The condition fluctuates between good and bad, making it difficult to cure. Modern medicine believes that the causes of chronic colitis may include infection, autoimmune response, genetics, and neuro-psychological factors.
Regarding genetic issues, chronic colitis indeed has a certain genetic predisposition, but not all patients will pass on the disease to their offspring. The presence of blood in mucus may be due to intestinal inflammation causing vascular damage, which leads to bleeding.
When seeking treatment,
