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Q: Do Ulcers have Cures? What Damage is Possible?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 2nd, 2006
I have a question My husband was bit about a month ago by a snake he is still curently hospitalized here in N.C and something is bothering me because the docs have found ulcers in his large intestine or colon area and i was wondering if there is a cure for this ,or what are the damages that it can cause?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on August 4th, 2006
Stomach, Ulcers, Gastric Bypass, Colon Disorders Answer A131
It is not clear from your question if the colon ulcerations were caused by the snake poison or they were discovered accidentally during the hospitalization. If the ulcers were caused by the snake poison, then they will be healed in time. If your husband is suffering from colitis ulcerative, then the situation is serious. Colitis ulcerative is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine with an unknown etiology (probably an autoimmune disease). There is no current efficient treatment. Chronic bloody diarrhea is the main symptom, but some dangerous complications such as perforation or malignant alteration can also occur.


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