WHAT IS PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS, SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO TREAT - GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

Pseudomembranous Colitis: Symptoms and Treatment



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Pseudomembranous colitis is an inflammation of the intestine that usually appears in people who are being treated with certain types of antibiotics such as Amoxicillin or Azithromycin due to the overgrowth of Clostridium difficile bacteria in the last part of the intestine, the colon. Usually, pseudomembranous colitis is more frequent in patients with a weakened immune system and therefore can occur in the elderly, children, patients with autoimmune diseases or who are undergoing chemotherapy