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  2. Microscopic colitis - Wikipedia

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    Incidence and prevalence of microscopic colitis nears those of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. [11] Studies in North America found incidence rates of 7.1 per 100,000 person-years and 12.6 per 100,000 person-years for collagenous colitis for lymphocytic colitis, respectively. [11] Prevalence has been estimated as 103 cases per 100,000 ...

  3. Microscopic colitis: Thousands could be suffering from little ...

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    What causes microscopic colitis and who gets it? It occurs in males and females of all ages, but women are more likely to be affected and it mostly presents later in adulthood.

  4. Collagenous colitis - Wikipedia

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    Collagenous colitis, and microscopic colitis as a whole, is sometimes considered to be an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) along with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, little is known about the etiology of microscopic colitis, and so the degree of similarity to the inflammatory bowel diseases is uncertain. [1] [2]

  5. Lymphocytic colitis - Wikipedia

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    Over-the-counter antidiarrheal drugs may be effective for some people with lymphocytic colitis. Anti-inflammatory drugs, such as salicylates, mesalazine, and systemic corticosteroids may be prescribed for people who do not respond to other drug treatment. The long-term prognosis for this disease is good with a proportion of people suffering ...

  6. Inflammatory bowel disease - Wikipedia

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    Physicians tell the difference between Crohn's disease and UC by the location and nature of the inflammatory changes. Crohn's can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anus (skip lesions), although a majority of the cases start in the terminal ileum. Ulcerative colitis, in contrast, is restricted to the colon and the ...

  7. FDA-approved drug for ulcerative colitis also effective for ...

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    Mirikizumab, a drug currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, also sends Crohn's disease into clinical remission, new findings suggest.

  8. What to know about Medicare and virtual colonoscopies

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    Learn about whether Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies, also known as a CT colonography or CT colonoscopy. This article also looks at the costs involved.

  9. Talk:Microscopic colitis - Wikipedia

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    Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about Microscopic colitis. PubMed provides review articles from the past five years (limit to free review articles) The TRIP database provides clinical publications about evidence-based medicine. Other potential sources include: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and CDC