WHAT CAUSES ISCHEMIC COLITIS?
The most common cause of Ischemic Colitis in minor cases is blood clots in the arteries leading to your colon. Chronic cases are usually associated with the buildup of fatty deposits in the blood vessels leading to your colon. Ischemic Colitis may also be caused by or related to other medical conditions such as Inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis), Protrusion of an organ or tissue into the surrounding tissue, interfering with the arterial as well as the venous blood supply to the intestine (hernia), Elevated sugar, or glucose, levels in the blood (diabetes mellitus), Easy blood clotting (hypercoagulable state), and Radiation treatment to the abdomen. Some disorders are considered predisposing factors that place you at a bigger risk of developing ischemic colitis, or they can aggravate it when it occurs. These include previous abdominal operations, heart failure, strokes, low blood pressure and shock. The impaired blood flow responsible for ischemic colitis is more likely to o
