Colitis is inflammation of the inner lining of the colon (large intestine). It
can be acute or chronic.
Signs and symptoms of colitis can be quite different and depend of the type and
cause. Among the causes of colitis are found infections, ischemia, and
autoimmune reactions. Types of colitis are:
- Autoimmune (e.g., such as ulcerative colitis - inflammatory bowel disease)
- Idiopathic (e.g., like lymphocytic colitis)
- Iatrogenic (e.g., chemical colitis)
- Infectious (e.g., enterohemorrhagic colitis)
- Vascular (e.g., ischemic colitis)