9Weight Loss
People with colitis will have difficulty absorbing nutrients from foods due to inflammation in their colon. As a result, their body won’t have sufficient minerals and vitamins to operate, as usual, thus leading to malnutrition and weight loss. This can be worsened by other conditions such as poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea. In babies, malabsorption caused by colitis often results in poor growth instead of weight loss. [9]
