Chronic colitis refers to colon diseases with inflammatory changes and dysfunction caused by known or unknown causes. The clinical manifestations are abdominal pain, diarrhea, bowel sounds, falls, mucus or purulent blood in stool, constipation or dry and thin alternation, and the course of disease is lingering and repeated. Due to digestive dysfunction and insufficient nutrition sources, patients may be emaciated, anaemic, tired and even weak. Severe cases are often complicated with intestinal bleeding, intestinal perforation, and even cancer.

Chronic colitis, besides going to a specialized hospital for treatment, diet conditioning is also very important. Soft, digestible and nutritious food should be used in daily diet. Avoid irritating food. You can also choose to eat some foods or drugs with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing and detoxification effects, such as Malantou, Portulaca oleracea, Chrysanthemum Brain and so on. During the intermission of the disease, you can choose to eat some foods with astringent effects, such as lotus seeds, coix seed, gordon euryales, old rice, etc.