Intestinal inflammation keeps Detroit Mayor Dave Bing in the hospital

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will remain in Henry Ford Hospital for further observation, according to a statement just released from the mayor?s office.

Bing?s Chief of Staff Kirk Lewis said the 68-year-old mayor has ?a commonly diagnosed, non-life-threatening condition."

?He continues to rest comfortably,? Lewis said earlier today. ?The mayor is alert, upbeat and tells me he?s ready to return to the office.?

The release did not indicate when the mayor would get the OK to go home.

Bing, 68, spent the night in the hospital after being diagnosed with an inflammation of the intestine, his chief of staff Kirk Lewis said this morning in a statement.

?I spoke with Mayor Bing late this afternoon. He indicated he would remain in the hospital for further observation,? Lewis said. ?He continues to be upbeat and rests comfortably.?

Bing was hospitalized Thursday after feeling discomfort after a morning visit to the dentist.

On WJR-AM (760) this morning, host Paul W. Smith said he spoke to Bing by telephone Thursday night and Bing told him: ?They think I might have a bit of colitis.?

Colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine, or colon.

Lewis said inflammation of the intestine is a commonly diagnosed condition affecting more than half of Americans over 60 years old.

Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20120323/NEWS01/120323008/1001/rss01

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