Microscopic colitis is an inflammatory condition of the large bowel presenting predominantly with chronic, non-bloody, watery diarrhoea. It comprises two main histological subtypes: collagenous ...

In 1976, a Swedish pathologist, C.G Lindström, published a paper describing a colonic anomaly. Through his microscope, he noted that part of the large intestinal wall of one of his patients was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this Healio video exclusive, Walker D. Redd, MD, discusses a study of patients with chronic diarrhea who ...

A new study examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis. It's a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the ...

It's a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the diagnosis of microscopic colitis, an inflammatory digestive disease, because ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of ...

Treatment for microscopic colitis usually involves medications to reduce inflammation and immune activity in the colon and lifestyle changes to reduce symptoms. Microscopic colitis, a chronic type of ...

When diagnosing ulcerative colitis (UC), a healthcare provider will talk to you about your health history, perform a physical exam, and order several kinds of medical tests. The only way to diagnose ...

The occurrence of microscopic colitis in Sweden has risen steadily over the past decades, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The ...

Various factors may increase risk for microscopic colitis — NSAIDs among them. Risk factors including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), statins, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), and smoking ...

It’s a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the diagnosis of microscopic colitis, an inflammatory digestive disease, because ...