How to Use colitis in a Sentence

colitis

noun
  • In the case of colitis, that includes the standard 10 mg dose twice a day.
    — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • Such a complication in the colon, called colitis, can be life-threatening, Davies said.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • When Mildred was a girl, her grandmother used to serve her marijuana tea to treat colitis.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Ulcerative colitis is a chronic illness that does not yet have a medical cure.
    — Tria Wen, SELF, 31 Jan. 2022
  • One study found that regularly drinking wheatgrass juice reduced the effects of colitis.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Early Crohn’s disease can look very much like microscopic colitis.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 July 2022
  • Severe ischemia can turn into ischemic colitis which causes inflammation of the colon and can cause ulcers.
    — Kasandra Brabaw, Health.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Whereas colitis occurs in the lining of the colon, Crohn’s affects the entire GI tract.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Some research suggests this symptom may be a sign of ischemic colitis, a condition in which blood flow to the colon is temporarily decreased.
    — Elizabeth Pratt, Health, 30 June 2023
  • Rubin was diagnosed with Crohn’s colitis as a teenager, and later with severe cancer.
    — Ashlyn Messier, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • To find out if that was true, the researchers slipped a chemical into the drinking water of laboratory mice to give them a weeklong bout of colitis.
    — Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2021
  • People with inflammatory bowel diseases such as colitis are at higher risk for clots, with some research showing the risk is as much as three times higher.
    — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • Roemer was then placed aboard a ship called the Brazil Maru bound for Japan but reportedly died during the journey of acute colitis.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • His wife, Barbara Welch Breder, said that the cause was complications of ischemic colitis.
    — William Grimes, New York Times, 23 June 2017
  • After those six years, Wilson did not want to be the face of Crohn's and colitis in Arkansas any more, and Trulock resigned.
    — Rachel O'Neal, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Drugs already on the market that Springer has had a hand in treat diseases like cancer, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn’s disease and colitis.
    — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
  • Solomon said Ahmad likely suffered from colitis, a condition that can cause frequent diarrhea and can in some cases contribute to death.
    — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers then artificially stimulated the neurons in the brain that had become active during the bout of colitis.
    — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2022
  • She was admitted overnight with a preliminary diagnosis of colitis, which is the inflammation of the inner lining of the colon.
    — Gul Madison, Philly.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Studies have shown that coffee enemas can cause inflammation of your colon’s lining (a condition called colitis) or your rectum (known as proctitis).
    — Erica Sweeney, Time, 11 May 2026
  • And those with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's and inflammatory bowel disease can add a higher risk for hemorrhoids to their long list of ailments.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 July 2017
  • At the hospital in Tlalnepantla, shortages of soap and other cleaning supplies have led to outbreaks of colitis and other infectious disease.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • After David Long's departure, Thomas was expected to take over opposite of Hill – but then missed much of the summer with colitis.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The researchers also studied a group of mice that was engineered to be at higher risk for colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
    — Jason Lemon, ajc, 28 Nov. 2017
  • In a study on rats with colitis, CBD was found to decrease inflammation and increase intestinal barrier function (the integrity of the cells that line the gut).
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • In a study on rats with colitis, CBD was found to decrease inflammation and increase intestinal barrier function (the integrity of the cells that line the gut).
    — Nick Mourtoupalas, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • These include ileitis and jejunoileitis (where parts of the small intestine are inflamed), ileocolitis (where the last part of the small intestine, known as the ileum, and colon are inflamed), and colitis (where only the colon is involved).
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But in January 2021, he was hospitalized for a week following a colitis flare-up when his medications stopped working.
    — Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • It may be used to help with rheumatoid arthritis, severe allergies, kidney problems, colitis, and flare-ups of multiple sclerosis, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 29 June 2020
  • The Chargers Blood Drive began in 1979 for Benirschke after he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
    — Annie Heilbrunn, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 June 2017

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