Grandmother and Colitis?!

Grandmother and Colitis?

About a week ago my grandma had a pretty serious episode with her digestive system. So, we went out to eat (at a very clean place with her and my mom and sister) and let me tell you, she has some very bad eating habits. She eats very fast and her overall diet is poor. She hardly drinks any water, she eats a lot of junk, ect. So, we got home and a little while after, she said her stomach was bothering her, which isnt something I take too seriously because it happens on a regular basis. After a while, she went into the bathroom I guess and had to throw up. I had left because I am serious emetophobic (extreme fear of vomiting) and was shaking and everything. I went to my house while my mom stayed with her and my sister at her house. My mom told me she was throwing up for several hours and had to go to the hospital. They did a few blood tests, drugged her up and gave her an MRI and it said "possible colitis" Now, she is complaing of still feeling bad and "stomach burning". what do u think?

1 month ago
By the way, she is 60 years old and never had a colonoscopy! She will be going soon. Also, would colitis have these symptoms?? She is eating very mildly and still complaining of how she feels sick after she eats. It just stresses me out because of my issues. Any ideas??

Colitis is unlikely to present as vomiting (to put it colloquially: colon is at the other end of the digestive system), except for if she had been having constipation for many days.

This seems like gastritis (acidity--because of eating something spicy/oily). I feel, she could be having acid-peptic disease (what precedes a gastric ulcer), if she's been having burning sensation in the lower chest/upper abdomen. Rather than a colonoscopy, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy would be more useful.

Colitis presents generally as diarrhea or diarrhea alternating with constipation (ischemic colotis).

Take things seriously if she's been passing blood in stool.

It's very important to convince her about proper eating habits.

Hope this helps. Bye. TC.