Dear K.G.: Microscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon. It comes in two pathologic forms — collagenous ...

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 ...

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

Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease had a 65% higher risk of developing microscopic colitis, with the strongest association observed in patients diagnosed with microscopic colitis before 50 years ...

(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 ...