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A The best way to diagnose colitis is by a colonoscopy. Some have been diagnosed by sigmoidoscopy.
Q Can MC be cured?
A No, currently there is no cure for colitis. There can be spontaneous, unexplainable remission, however.
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
A Arrow Collageneous Colitis is marked by thickened collagen deposits in the epithelium of the colon, several times thicker than normal. Lymphocytic Colitis is marked by lymphocytic infiltration in the epithelial surface of the colonic mucosa. If both markers are present, the condition is usually referred to as just Microscopic Colitis.
Q Arrow Is it normal to have pain with MC?
A Arrow Yes
Q Arrow Is MC the same as ulcerative colitis?
A Arrow No, though they are both Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, they have unique markers. UC is usually marked by lesions in the mucosa, visable to the naked eye, and blood may be present in the stool. MC does not cause bleeding, and is typically not obvious to the naked eye.
Q Arrow How is MC diagnosed?
A Arrow By examination under a microscope, of biopsies taken from the mucosa of the colon, during a colonoscopy, or a sigmoidoscopy. The presence of thickened collagen layers, or lymphocytic infiltration, allow the pathologist to define the diagnosis.
Q Arrow Can MC be cured?
A Arrow No, but the symptoms can be controlled by a proper treatment program.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
What is the difference between CC and LC?
