Is a high white blood cell count in the stool a sign of enteritis?

High stool white blood cells may be a diagnosis of enterocolitis, but it cannot be confirmed. Most patients with enterocolitis may have elevated fecal routine leukocytes, but the diagnosis of enterocolitis cannot be confirmed by elevated fecal leukocytes, but needs to be determined by some other tests and symptoms. For example, stool routine with bacterial culture plus drug sensitivity to find some bacteria that cause enteritis; or colonoscopy to clarify the diagnosis of enteritis, and if necessary, take pathological biopsy, can further clarify the diagnosis. And stool routine leukocytes is only one of the laboratory tests for enteritis (+), there may also be elevated red blood cells in the stool, as well as diarrhea, mucopurulent stools and other symptoms to comprehensive judgment, colonoscopy is one of the most effective tests to diagnose enteritis.