A once-daily pill for ulcerative colitis has delivered strong results in a clinical trial, easing symptoms even in patients for whom other treatments had failed and raising hopes for a safer, more ...

1 Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India. 2 Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India. 3 Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Allegiance, Jackson, USA.

Background: Microscopic colitis is a relatively new diagnosis that was first described in the 1980s. Patients usually present with chronic watery and non-bloody diarrhea and are typically ...

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 ...

Various factors may increase risk for microscopic colitis — NSAIDs among them. The diagnosis of MC is complicated by its need for well-trained general practitioners, gastroenterologists with ...

(a) Atrophic/withering crypts (red arrow) and lamina propria vascular congestion. Notice that the cellularity of the lamina propria is not significantly increased. (b) Vascular congestion and ...

Colitis and ulcerative colitis (UC) can look very similar because they share symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stool, and they both involve inflammation of the colon (the large ...

Ischemic Colitis occurs when blood flow to part of the colon is reduced or blocked, causing inflammation and potential tissue damage. Symptoms can range from mild abdominal discomfort to severe pain ...

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the colon lining, and its incidence is rising globally, especially in industrialized countries. The causes of UC are complex ...

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...