A review of microscopic colitis, a chronic, intermittent inflammatory bowel disease that predominantly affects older women and typically presents with frequent watery, non-bloody stools.

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 ...

Can Ulcerative Colitis Cause Mouth Sores? Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC is a chronic (lasting and persistent) condition that mainly affects the colon, part ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

Though it may seem daunting to make the dietary changes necessary after an IBD diagnosis, these expert ideas will make it ...

Padilla notes that this phenomenon can be seen with other GI conditions as well, including colon cancer. “Women are more ...

Around 30 percent of people with an inflammatory bowel disease are diagnosed with anxiety during their lives. But there are steps you can take to minimize symptoms of the mental health condition.

Biologic therapy within a year of diagnosis could decrease risk for disease progression among patients with ulcerative ...