Ulcerative colitis - Symptoms and causes

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USMLE High-Yield Questions on Instagram: "Bro took one antibiotic and unleashed the Skibidi Superbug 💀 When the toilet starts beatboxing, that’s not plumbing — that’s pathology 😭🚽 ⸻ Explanation 💩 C. difficile overgrowth happens after broad-spectrum antibiotics (like clindamycin, ampicillin, or fluoroquinolones) wipe out normal gut flora. It releases Toxin A (enterotoxin) and Toxin B (cytotoxin) → mucosal damage → pseudomembranous colitis. Clinical clues: • Recent antibiotic use 🦠 • Profuse,

Avalon Microsanctuary on Instagram: "Cobbler was diagnosed with megacolon recently and we wanted to share the 3 things we noticed with him that made us suspicious from the start. 1. Despite having a negative fecal after being treated for coccidia, his belly was always distended and he wasn’t gaining weight well. His fur was coarse from malnutrition despite eating like a piggy. 2. He fits the classic spotted (Charlie’s coloring) coat pattern that rabbits with megacolon usually have. They can have