This title is related to the death of trainee Too Hui Min at the Slim River Hospital on Wednesday. She had been stationed at the Geo Kosmo National Service Training Camp .
Hours earlier she had complained of an upset stomach while undergoing firearms training at the shooting range in Jugra in Banting,Selangor .
Her family said she had complained of constipation for three days before she died.
Health Minister,Liow said the cause of death had been determined as being toxic megacolon and her colon had been swollen and the lining had thinned due to septicemia.
Hours earlier she had complained of an upset stomach while undergoing firearms training at the shooting range in Jugra in Banting,Selangor .
Her family said she had complained of constipation for three days before she died.
Health Minister,Liow said the cause of death had been determined as being toxic megacolon and her colon had been swollen and the lining had thinned due to septicemia.
Many people do not know what are the causes of Toxic Megacolon. Therefore I would like to mention it here:
1.The classic etiologies of toxic megacolon include the following inflammatory causes:
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn colitis
- Pseudomembranous colitis
2. The many causes of infectious colitis, including the following, may lead to toxic megacolon:
- Salmonella species
- Shigella species
- Campylobacter species
- Yersinia species
- Clostridium difficile
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Cytomegalovirus
3. Toxic megacolon also may be caused by the following:
- Radiation colitis
- Ischemic colitis
- Nonspecific colitis secondary to chemotherapy
The deceased's father said: her daughter's health has been no problem. This shows what?
May be it was due to bacteria or virus infections, but experts in identification is the most reliable.
Lastly,I hope her family will no longer sad.
