Explosive Watery Foul Diarrhea with IBS: Misdiagnosis Possible
If you’ve been diagnosed with IBS due to daily explosive, watery smelly diarrhea that comes with little warning, you might not have IBS after all. […]
Why Is IBS-D Worse in the Morning?
Have you noticed your irritable bowel syndrome is worse in the morning, that you’re having more diarrhea at that time than at any other time of the day? […]
Why Are Microscopic Colitis Joint Aches Worst in the Morning?
What is it about the morning when you wake up that makes the joint aches of microscopic colitis the worst? […]
Joint Aches from Microscopic Colitis: Should You Work Out?
If you have an extra-intestinal symptom of microscopic colitis—notably, the joint aches—here is your information about exercise. Though not a leading symptom of microscopic colitis, joint aches definitely do make the list of symptoms. My [...]
IBS Waking You Up At Night: Causes and Solutions
A GI doctor has some very surprising news for sufferers of IBS who keep getting wakened overnight by cramps and diarrhea. If you’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, you already know what this does [...]
Is Estrogen Connected to Microscopic Colitis?
It is suspected by some women with microscopic colitis that estrogen might somehow be involved with this uncommon inflammatory bowel disease. […]
Can Garlic Make IBS Worse?
It’s bad news for garlic fans who’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. […]
Can You Be Too Old to Get Microscopic Colitis?
As more gets known about microscopic colitis, it’s clear that you can never be too old to get this diarrhea disease--which is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome. Microscopic colitis is considered an autoimmune disease. If [...]
Top 5 Drug Treatments for Microscopic Colitis
A gastroenterologist names the top five drug treatments for microscopic colitis. There are five drugs that can be effective treatments. “Budesonide is a steroid and is the best available medicine,” says Matilda N. Hagan, MD, [...]
Is Microscopic Colitis Related To Gluten Sensitivity?
Do gluten sensitivity and microscopic colitis go hand in hand? “There is an association between microscopic colitis and celiac disease for reasons that are not clear," says Matilda N. Hagan, MD, an inflammatory bowel disease [...]
Does Microscopic Colitis Increase Risk of a DVT ?
Do you have microscopic colitis and fear getting a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? A deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a deep vein) is a serious situation -- because the blood clot in your leg or [...]
Can Microscopic Colitis Diarrhea Deplete Nutrient Intake?
Wondering if the nutrients you eat go out with the diarrhea of microscopic colitis? I sure was, after I was diagnosed and would see what appeared to be a lot of produce intake in my [...]
Can Microscopic Colitis Cause Malabsorption?
Microscopic colitis can cause numerous problems including tons of diarrhea. Can it also cause food -- even healthy food -- to be malabsorbed, depriving you of nutrients? “Malabsorption is not a classic feature of microscopic [...]
Can Diarrhea Be the Only Symptom of Microscopic Colitis?
A sudden onset of diarrhea, including a lot of diarrhea, but with no other symptoms, may signal an inflammatory bowel condition known as microscopic colitis. Microscopic colitis falls under the category of “colitis,” which falls under [...]
Why Are the Cramps from Microscopic Colitis Painful?
“Typically, people have symptoms of abnormal pain in conjunction with diarrhea when they have microscopic or collagenous colitis,” says gastroenterologist Sander R. Binderow, MD. “If a physician looks at the colon, it appears to be [...]
Diarrhea vs. Loose Stools Comparison
The line between diarrhea and “loose” stools is very fuzzy; at what point are loose stools actually diarrhea? Is there a way to test the substance to classify it as one or the other? “To [...]
Can Microscopic Colitis Spontaneously Go Away?
If you’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis, you’re no doubt wondering if this inflammatory bowel condition can go away on its own, or spontaneously resolve. After all, half of all cases of microscopic colitis present [...]
Kefir Is Great for Microscopic Colitis Relief!
Mmmm, a glass of chilled kefir just may relieve your microscopic colitis symptoms! Give this probiotic a try; it will help re-balance the bacteria in your gut. An imbalance may be causing or contributing to [...]
Natural Treatment for Microscopic Colitis: Kefir!
Let’s hear it for kefir as a natural treatment for microscopic colitis: This stuff works! Microscopic colitis has no known cure, and treatments include natural and pharmaceutical. However, treatment for microscopic colitis is hit or [...]
Microscopic Colitis Exercise Guidelines by GI Doctor
Exercise will NOT make microscopic colitis worse. So don’t use microscopic colitis as an excuse to avoid working out at a gym, even if you’re having diarrhea 20 times a day. “Generally speaking, exercise is [...]
Can Microscopic Colitis Diarrhea Cause Nutrient Loss?
Do you ever wonder if all the good things you eat are being passed out of your system by your microscopic colitis? Does this disease make healthy food come out withthe diarrhea? Let’s say a [...]
Why Can Microscopic Colitis Cause Low Back Ache?
Is that low backache you have a part of your microscopic colitis? Or is it just a coincidence? But if it's a coincidence, why does the timeline include diarrhea? “None of my microscopic colitis patients [...]
Microscopic Colitis Joint Aches Preceding Diarrhea for How Long?
Did you know that the joint aches of microscopic colitis can occur many days before the first day of a new flareup of diarrhea? A small percentage of people with microscopic colitis experience associated but [...]
Microscopic Colitis Flare-up: How Short Can It Last?
Microscopic colitis can be chronic or intermittent. It can also be transient, which isn’t necessarily the same as intermittent. For example, I’ve had only two blatant rounds of a microscopic colitis flare-up over a period [...]
Can Microscopic Colitis Symptoms Be Too Mild to Notice?
Can the symptoms of a microscopic colitis flare be small enough to appear below the radar? Can the signs be so subtle that they fail to register on your awareness map? Microscopic colitis is not [...]
Are the Joint Aches of Microscopic Colitis Destructive?
Ever wonder if the joint aches you get with your microscopic colitis will over time cause damage to your joints, possibly weakening them or making them permanently stiff? “Joint pain” doesn’t always mean damage or [...]
Microscopic Colitis: Can Joint Aches Be the Only Symptom?
“Microscopic colitis can manifest itself with multiple symptoms or hardly any symptoms at all,” begins Dr. Fine. “Microscopic colitis can manifest itself with multiple symptoms or hardly any symptoms at all,” begins Jeffrey Fine, MD, chief [...]
What the Joint Aches of Microscopic Colitis Feel Like
The mechanism behind microscopic colitis can lead to joint aches in some patients, and this symptom has a distinct characteristic. Not all joint aches feel the same, and this goes for those linked to microscopic [...]
Does Microscopic Colitis Always Cause Fatigue?
Does every person with microscopic colitis experience fatigue? Fatigue is often included in symptom lists for microscopic colitis. I was diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis in May 2010. I’ve read a lot of patient self-reports of [...]
What Low Abdominal Cramp from Microscopic Colitis Feels Like
Here’s a finely detailed description of what a low ab cramp feels like from microscopic colitis. One of the more common symptoms of microscopic colitis is a low abdominal cramp or ache. “Lower abdominal cramp” [...]
What the Pelvic Ache from Microscopic Colitis Feels Like
Pelvic pains or aches can have numerous causes, including microscopic colitis, but what exactly does this feel like? There are two distinct types of pelvic aches that are brought on by my microscopic colitis, an [...]
Lag Time Between Joint Pain & Diarrhea in Microscopic Colitis
Why can there be a time lapse between joint-pain onset of microscopic colitis and the onset of diarrhea? It’s possible for a flare-up of microscopic colitis to consist of, initially, some joint aches (some patients [...]
Joint Pain in Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis vs. Microscopic Colitis
Is the mechanism of joint pain or aches in Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis the same as that in microscopic colitis? "Enteropathic arthropathy" is the name for joint aches caused by inflammatory bowel disease. The two most [...]
Why Does Microscopic Colitis Cause Joint Pain in Some Patients?
A gastroenterologist comments on microscopic colitis and one of its associated symptoms, joint pain. Symptom lists for microscopic colitis sometimes include “joint pain,” though the pain may feel more like an ache or dull discomfort. [...]
Microscopic Colitis: Prostaglandin & Pelvic Cramp Connection
Here’s fascinating information on the possible connection between prostaglandins & pelvic cramping in microscopic colitis. Can microscopic colitis cause pelvic cramps (low ab cramps or aching) even if there’s NO diarrhea going on? I’m not [...]
Will Exercise Increase the Diarrhea from Microscopic Colitis??
Here’s what a gastroenterologist has to say about diarrhea, microscopic colitis and exercise. Microscopic colitis is a benign though sometimes disruptive inflammatory bowel disease whose claim to fame is watery diarrhea -- and lots of [...]
Can Intermittent Fasting Reduce Diarrhea from Microscopic Colitis??
Find out what a G.I. doctor has to say about intermittent fasting and microscopic colitis. Can intermittent fasting help relieve the symptom of diarrhea in microscopic colitis? “At present, we do not know enough about [...]
Microscopic Colitis Low Ab Cramp & Lifting Weights: Guidelines
Yes, you can lift weights if your microscopic colitis is causing a low abdominal cramp. There are two kinds of “lower abdominal cramps” that you may experience with microscopic colitis. This assertion is based on [...]
Can Back & Ab Aches of Microscopic Colitis Feel Like PMS?
Here’s the only article you’ll find comparing joint aches of microscopic colitis to those of PMS. Having been diagnosed (colonic biopsy) with microscopic (lymphocytic) colitis, and being a woman who knows all too well what [...]
What Low Backache from Microscopic Colitis Feels Like
If you think your low backache might be from microscopic colitis, I will describe what this feels like. Not all “low backache” is the same, and that applies to microscopic colitis, which I was diagnosed [...]
