Dear Dr. Roach: I have had microscopic colitis since 2013 and have been prescribed 3 mg of Entocort every day. I have some good days but mostly not-so-good days. Changing my diet does not seem to help ...

The research team led by Levent Erdem from Şişli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital of Turkey investigated the prevalence and demography of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhea of unknown ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prospective cohort study included 209,902 U.S. women nurses (mean age, 45.5 years; 93.6% white; 74.7% ...

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 ...

Microscopic colitis (MC) is an inflammatory disease of the colon encompassing the two subtypes of lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis. MC often causes chronic, watery diarrhea as well as ...

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 ...

For over a decade, a UK mom experienced increasing diarrhea, bathroom urgency, and fatigue. She was finally diagnosed with microscopic colitis, which requires a biopsy of the colon, in 2022. The ...

Microscopic colitis is a lifelong condition that causes symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. It is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While there is no cure for microscopic colitis, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although a feature in microscopic colitis, gut microbiota dysbiosis was also observed in functional and bile ...

Earlier reports blamed several medications including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), statins, and ...

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that severely reduces quality of life. MC is responsible for over 30% of all chronic diarrhea cases in people over 65 years of age, and ...

Colitis is an inflammation of the lining of the colon. A person with colitis will typically experience abdominal pain, discomfort, and diarrhea. People with colitis may experience mild chronic pain or ...