COLLAGENOUS AND LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS

Course overview

MICROSCOPIC COLITIS IS A COMMON CAUSE OF CHRONIC WATERY DIARRHEA THAT BECOMES MORE COMMON AS WE AGE. TWO TYPES OF MICROSCOPIC COLITIS ARE COLLAGENOUS AND LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS. PATIENTS WITH MICROSCOPIC COLITIS TYPICALLY PRESENT WITH CHRONIC, WATERY, NON-BLOODY DIARRHEA. THIS PROCESS IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND CAN EASILY BE CONFUSED FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME OR OTHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING INFECTION OR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MICROSCOPIC COLITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.