Can You Help Me With Colitis? My Wife 28 Year

Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2020

Question: Can you help me with colitis? My wife 28 year old female was recently diagnosed with colitis via ct scan. Her symptoms are nausea abdominal pain, the ct said the colon was decompressed and periodic inflammatory stranding, mainly on the right side. She has never had this before. She also had a uti according to a urine test. Can colitis cause an uti since the anatomy is in the same area. The hospital did a cbc which everything looked fine. Her family doesn't have any history or crohns or ulcerative colitis. would you think this would be caused by an infection. the hospital perceived flagyl and levofloxacin, which is make her nauseous. Your thoughts? thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
How long she has nausea and abdominal pain?
Any other medical issue she has?
Was colonoscopy done?
is she having lose stools?
What is her hemoglobin level?
Regards,
Dr.R.K

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Follow up: Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (1 hour later)

her hemoglobin was in the normal range. she has had abdominal pain especially when passing stool. the nausea hasn't been that bad until the antibotics started. how long should it take for the infection and inflammation to go away? she started the antibotics Christmas eve

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Answer is given below

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the additional information.

It is more likely she has colitis due to infection.
It is unlikely that she has ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

The colitis will resolve if she completes the course of the prescribed antibiotics.

Nausea she has is a common side effect of the antibiotics that have been prescribed.

If nausea is very bothersome she can take Zofran. If she has a metallic taste, she can mask it by taking mint.

Regards,
Dr.R.K

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (2 days later)

hello again, my wife as talked about above has been off the antibotics for about 48 hours. However she is still have nausea. how long can the antibiotics still cause nausea after stopping them. thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Answer given below

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The medications she has taken get eliminated from the body in about 48 hours.
So the nausea may last for at least 48 hours.
Regards,
Dr.R.K

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D