Microscopic Colitis

PHOENIX — Bile acid malabsorption was identified in about a third of patients with celiac disease and was linked to faster colonic transit, as well as prior cholecystectomy, according to research presented at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

In this Healio video exclusive, Walker D. Redd, MD, discusses a study of patients with chronic diarrhea who underwent colonoscopy, which revealed 10% who had microscopic colitis “remained unaware” of their diagnosis 1 year after evaluation.

Alcohol consumption increased the risk for microscopic colitis, according to a study published in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Patients with microscopic colitis were at increased risk for incident inflammatory bowel disease, according to study results.