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PIP: The authors have studied 4 young women taking oral contraceptives and suffering from atypic acute ulcerative inflammations of the colon, with acute cases of fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Weight losses were recorded. Rectal examinations, colonoscopies and double contrast radiographies did not explain the etiology of the disease. Several medications such as Chlorocid, Tetran, Salazopyrin, Rheopyrin, Streptomycin and Oradexon were administered without any effect. Antibiotics did not help reduce the temperature. Consequently all medications, oral contraceptives included, were discontinued except for a mild sedative. The result was an instantaneous reduction of all symptoms. kSubsequent examinations revealed a total regression of the colitis. Although this has yet to be proved, there is a possibility that these cases of ulcerative colitis were a side effect of the oral contraceptives.
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