When a person has colitis, their colon becomes inflamed, which leads to symptoms such as:
• diarrhea
• abdominal pain
• blood in the stool
• urgency to have bowel movements
• fatigue
• sometimes fever
The severity and specific symptoms depend on the type of colitis.
Infectious colitis often includes nausea and vomiting, while chronic conditions such as UC and Crohn's disease may cause extraintestinal symptoms such as joint pain and skin rashes.