Treatment for Ischemic Colitis
The course of action will depend on how serious it is and whether you have any side effects, like an infection in your abdomen. Emergency surgery will be needed in circumstances that are severe or complex. Most situations are treatable with medicine. To treat or prevent infection, you’ll get IV fluids [5] and broad-spectrum antibiotics [6]. To assist you enhance your cardiac output and blood flow, you might receive oxygen treatment. Any medications your doctor prescribes that cause ischemic colitis will be stopped. They may recommend bowel rest, which suggests that you stop using your digestive system for a bit so that it can heal. A liquid diet or IV nutrients will be given to you.
Other treatment options include:
- Blood vessel treatment: This will require that your provider surgically removes a blockage from i of your arteries. They might dissolve a blood clot or put a stent in the narrowed blood vessel.
- Stomach decompression by nasogastric tube: This is done if your ischemic colitis has paralyzed parts of your colon. It will require your healthcare provider to draw air, fluid or food from your stomach.
- Colectomy: if there is any tissue death or rupture in your colon wall, that Orr may need to be removed (respected). Bowel resection may also involve a temporary or permanent colostomy.
There are many things that can lead to ischemic colitis, which makes it difficult to prevent. However, it will help to take proper care of preexisting conditions, especially those that affect your heart, kidneys, and blood vessels.