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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms may range from mild [[ | Symptoms may range from mild abdominal discomfort to severe colicky, diffuse [[abdominal pain]]. Patients may also have diarrhea that precedes [[dysentery]]. The majority of patients report [[mucoid diarrhea]], and up to 50% of patients report [[bloody diarrhea]]. Other common symptoms include fever, [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], and [[tenesmus]]. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms may range from mild abdominal discomfort to severe colicky, diffuse abdominal pain. Patients may also have diarrhea that precedes dysentery. The majority of patients report mucoid diarrhea, and up to 50% of patients report bloody diarrhea. Other common symptoms include fever, nausea and vomiting, and tenesmus.
History and Symptoms
- Colicky diffuse abdominal pain (70 to 90%)
- Small volume diarrhea: Mucoid (70% to 80%) and/or bloody (30% to 50%)
- Fever (25 to 40%)
- Nausea and vomiting (35%)
- Tenesmus
- Anorexia