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But medical experts said colitis usually doesn’t cause death in young patients and was probably exacerbated by severe malnutrition.
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One study found that regularly drinking wheatgrass juice reduced the effects of colitis.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
Whereas colitis occurs in the lining of the colon, Crohn’s affects the entire GI tract.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
The giant inflatable colon helps illustrate health issues that can impact the critical organ, including colon cancer, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis, colitis, internal hemorrhoids and polyps and how colonoscopy screenings can help detect them.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
One study found that regularly drinking wheatgrass juice reduced the effects of colitis.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
Whereas colitis occurs in the lining of the colon, Crohn’s affects the entire GI tract.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
The giant inflatable colon helps illustrate health issues that can impact the critical organ, including colon cancer, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis, colitis, internal hemorrhoids and polyps and how colonoscopy screenings can help detect them.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Colitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colitis. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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colitis
noun
co·li·tis
kō-ˈlīt-əs, kə- 
: inflammation of the colon see ulcerative colitis
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