Inflammation of the cecum: symptoms, treatment

The inflammatory process, which takes place in the tissues of the cecum, in medicine is called tiflite. And, unfortunately, it is one of the most frequent ailments of this part of the intestine, which is partly due to the anatomical features of the structure of the cecum.

How the inflammation of the cecum develops and proceeds, we will try to describe the symptoms of this disease and the methods of its treatment in more detail in the article.

Where is the caecum located and what are its functions?

In a place where the small intestine turns into a thick, or rather, just below this joint, the cecum is located. If you feel the anterior abdominal wall, then this part of the large intestine can be found in the right iliac part - it is projected onto the inguinal area to the right and looks like a sac of 3 to 8 cm in length.

In order for the symptoms accompanying the inflammation of the cecum to become clearer, we will understand itfunction. The food enters here from the small intestine, where its main cleavage takes place, and in the described segment the fluid absorption necessary for the formation and excretion of fecal masses takes place.

But speaking of the cecum, one can not help but mention the appendix( appendix) 7 to 12 cm long, which extends from its posterior wall. In its thickness there is a large number of lymphoid follicles that protect the human body from foreign agents. In addition, this organ is a kind of incubator for a healthy intestinal microflora.

The caecum: the site of inflammation localization

Despite the fact that the cecum is small in size, it is with it that most often there are problems, and this is connected, as is already clear, with the peculiarities of its structure and functioning. Most often the named segment of the intestine becomes inflamed.

Symptomatic inflammation of the cecum( the symptoms and treatment described in this article), by the way, is quite easy to confuse with manifestations of appendicitis, so it is very important to be able to diagnose correctly in order to prevent an erroneous operation and to prescribe adequate treatment.

Causes of inflammation in the caecum

You ask, why is the place of the pathogenic process becoming the caecum? Inflammation, the symptoms of which are very similar to the manifestations of appendicitis, as it turned out, is provoked either by frequent consumption of fatty, fried or smoked foods containing artificial preservatives and dyes, or by heavy physical exertion, in which the abdominal muscles were involved.

But not only this is capable of exciting a tieflite. It can begin to develop and against the background of other diseases:

• acute or chronic inflammation of the appendix;
• sepsis;
• of various intestinal infections( dysentery, salmonellosis, typhoid fever, food poisoning, cholera, etc.);
• Sluggish Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis;
• organic damage to the intestinal mucous membranes, which arose against the background of diseases of the pancreas, as well as the gallbladder and stomach;
• of chronic dysbacteriosis and candidiasis of the abdominal cavity.

How the Colon Grows the Inflammation: Symptoms of

The photos provided in the article are certainly not capable of transmitting all the signs of the disease that can manifest in both acute and chronic form. As a rule, the patient complains of a sharp pain in the right side, which can respond in the groin, in the waist and on the inner surface of the thigh. Most often, the attack develops a couple of hours after eating. This may increase the temperature, and the patient feels chills, weakness and headache. There is also increased sweating. After 2 hours after the onset of the attack, nausea, gas and colic in the abdomen, as well as multiple diarrhea, are added. With the infectious cause of the disease, mucus or blood clots are found in the patient's feces. Vomiting in these patients is rare.

But there is another version of the development of events that the caecum can undergo: inflammation, the symptoms of which may be mild. This happens in the chronic form of tiflitis. In the process of remission, the patient may not experience anything, but nevertheless any physical or psychological strain can provoke the emergence of a picture of an acute attack.

How the caecum is diagnosed( inflammation)

Symptoms( whose treatment, as a rule, requires urgent measures) without a thorough diagnosis can not tell the doctor exactly what is in front of him, appendicitis or tiflitis. To avoid mistakes, the patient is given a detailed blood test. In the case of appendicitis, a pronounced leukocytosis and an increased number of neutrophils will be found in it.

There is also an X-ray study that allows to detect thickening of the caecum, which in case of its inflammation is accompanied by a narrowing of the lumen due to swelling of the mucous membrane.

Women usually undergo an additional examination at the gynecologist and ultrasound examination of the appendages to rule out ectopic pregnancy, cystic ovarian changes and adnexitis( inflammation of the appendages).

How is tiflitis treated?

If the inflammation of the caecum is confirmed during diagnosis, the symptoms will require mandatory dietary compliance and medical procedures.

To treat the acute form of the disease with the help of sowing feces on the microflora, sensitivity to antibiotics is revealed and, depending on the results of the analysis, preparations "Metronidazole" and "Enterofuril" are prescribed, and if necessary, Furazolidon or Amoxicillin drugs are added.

To restore intestinal flora from the first days of taking antibiotics, the patient is prescribed drugs such as Lineks, Hilak forte, Wobenzym, etc. And to eliminate intoxication intravenously, the patient is administered saline, "Reopoliglyukin" or 5% glucose solution.

For the chronic form of tiflitis, the food regime is very important. From the patient's menu, products containing vegetable fiber, baked pastries, sour fruits, nuts and legumes are excluded. Food is taken in small portions, often and necessarily in a warm form.

Treatment of tiflitis with folk remedies

Often the question arises in patients: is it possible to remove the symptoms available on the diagnosis "inflammation of the caecum" independently? Treatment with folk remedies in such cases can be of great help, but their use must be coordinated with the attending physician, since all therapeutic procedures should be a complex where one appointment is supplemented by another. Otherwise, self-medication can lead to disastrous results.

The most effective of the popular recipes is infusion of herbal collection of sage, chamomile and chamomile. For 1 tsp. Each herb is poured with a glass of boiling water and insists half an hour. Then take during the day for a month.

Effective is a decoction of mint. For him, a tablespoon of leaves of dried mint or 2 tablespoons fresh pour a glass of boiling water and brew for 20 minutes. They drink this broth for half a cup before each breakfast and lunch.

Propolis is also very good, which is taken on an empty stomach, thoroughly chewed, 8 g per day for a month.

What is dangerous for tiflit?

Inflammation of the caecum, the symptoms of which are now known to you, without proper treatment can give complications in the form of ulcers on its mucous membrane, cause inflammation on the retroperitoneal wall, as well as body intoxication provoked by prolonged accumulation of feces in the caecum.

You need to treat typhlit on time and thoroughly. Then neither its chronic form nor the listed complications will develop, and health will not be seriously damaged.