Diarrhea is bowel movements that cause you to go to the toilet more frequently and liquid during the day. If the diarrhea, which is usually short and disappears on its own, lasts longer than four weeks, you should definitely see a doctor. Emphasizing that inflammatory bowel disease should be suspected in people with chronic diarrhea, Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Akar stated that these people should definitely consult a gastroenterology physician.
OCCURING BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Akar made statements about inflammatory bowel disease. Stating that inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease triggered by environmental factors on the basis of weak genetic predisposition, Assoc. Dr. Akar said, “Under the title of inflammatory bowel diseases, there are ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease. Ulcerative Colitis is a disease that only affects the large intestine in the digestive system. Crohn’s disease, on the other hand, is a disease that can affect the entire digestive system from the mouth to the anus.
ATTENTION IF BLOOD AND MUCUS SYMPTOMS OCCUR
Noting that chronic, bloody and mucous diarrhea are the main symptoms, especially in ulcerative colitis, Assoc. Dr. Akar said, “If a person has bloody and slimy diarrhea, especially for more than 4 weeks, he should consult a gastroenterology physician. Because an individual with such complaints may possibly have ulcerative colitis. In addition to chronic diarrhea, if there are some complaints such as abdominal pain, weight loss, fever, loss of appetite, this may indicate Crohn’s disease. In addition, underlining that a single diagnostic model is not used in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases, Assoc. Dr. Akar stated that the patient’s complaints, endoscopic findings, examination of biopsies taken during endoscopy and radiological examinations should be evaluated together in diagnosis.
MEDICINE THERAPY IS APPLIED THROUGH THE ORAL AND BREAK
Stating that drug therapy is applied as the main treatment in inflammatory bowel diseases, Assoc. Dr. Akar continued his words as follows:
“Especially in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, we give drugs in the form of enemas or suppositories, both orally and, if necessary, rectal. In addition, some patients also use drugs administered subcutaneously or intravenously. In Crohn’s disease, similar treatment protocols are generally applied, except enema treatment. In addition, lifestyle changes are also very important. For example, a person with Crohn’s disease should definitely stay away from smoking. In addition, it should be said in general that there are no special dietary restrictions in inflammatory bowel disease. However, if the patient has a disease activity that is severe enough to be hospitalized, then we recommend our patients to stay away from intensely oily, spicy and tomato paste foods. During these periods, we give a lighter clear liquid diet.”