Post by kickingfrog on Nov 10, 2013 11:12:22 GMT
Microscopic colitis (collagenous and lymphocytic)
Microscopic colitis is a condition that presents with diarrhoea in almost every case. There are a number of other symptoms that are recognised to be features of the condition, these include:
abdominal discomfort
urgency (pressure) to pass stool
mild weight loss
It’s hard to know just how many people are affected by this condition. Current estimates are 20 per 100,000 people.
Microscopic colitis is so called because the large bowel (colon) looks normal during an endoscopy (camera test) but characteristic changes are seen when examined by microscope. Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis are the two recognised sub-types of this condition. They look subtly different under the microscope, but behave in a similar way and are treated the same.
Which part of the body is affected?
The only part of the body affected by this condition is the large bowel (colon). It often affects the entire large bowel, but can also occur in patches.
Causes
The cause for microscopic colitis is not clear and is likely to involve a number of factors that differ from person to person. The condition is associated with the use of some medications. Of these, pain killers known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory are the most often implicated.
However, there are many cases that are not related to medication and the cause is not clear, though there is a link with coeliac disease and other immune-mediated conditions....
www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Digestionandurinaryhealth/Inflammatoryboweldisease/Microscopiccolitis(collagenousandlymphocytic).aspx
Microscopic colitis is a condition that presents with diarrhoea in almost every case. There are a number of other symptoms that are recognised to be features of the condition, these include:
abdominal discomfort
urgency (pressure) to pass stool
mild weight loss
It’s hard to know just how many people are affected by this condition. Current estimates are 20 per 100,000 people.
Microscopic colitis is so called because the large bowel (colon) looks normal during an endoscopy (camera test) but characteristic changes are seen when examined by microscope. Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis are the two recognised sub-types of this condition. They look subtly different under the microscope, but behave in a similar way and are treated the same.
Which part of the body is affected?
The only part of the body affected by this condition is the large bowel (colon). It often affects the entire large bowel, but can also occur in patches.
Causes
The cause for microscopic colitis is not clear and is likely to involve a number of factors that differ from person to person. The condition is associated with the use of some medications. Of these, pain killers known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory are the most often implicated.
However, there are many cases that are not related to medication and the cause is not clear, though there is a link with coeliac disease and other immune-mediated conditions....
www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Digestionandurinaryhealth/Inflammatoryboweldisease/Microscopiccolitis(collagenousandlymphocytic).aspx