Patients with small-volume, bloody diarrhea and lower abdominal cramping and tenesmus are likely to have colitis. When diarrhea is the result of an infection, invasive bacteria are the most likely ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Crohn's colitis is a form of Crohn's disease, which is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several types of Crohn's disease exist, and each one is ...

It is useful for differentiating infectious colitis from idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. If stool studies are nondiagnostic and symptoms persist despite medical intervention, flexible ...