Introduction Microscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by
normal or almost normal endoscopic appearance of the colon, chronic watery, nonbloody …

Chronic diarrhea is a common problem affecting up to 5% of the population at a given time.
Patients vary in their definition of diarrhea, citing loose stool consistency, increased …

Acute diarrheal infections are a common health problem globally and among both
individuals in the United States and traveling to developing world countries. Multiple …

Chronic diarrhoea is a common problem, hence clear guidance on investigations is
required. This is an updated guideline from 2003 for the investigations of chronic diarrhoea …

Chronic watery diarrhea poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and is often a
disabling condition for patients. Although acute diarrhea is likely to be caused by infection …

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Microscopic colitis is a common cause of chronic watery diarrhea, especially among older
persons. Diagnosis requires histologic analysis of colon biopsy samples in the appropriate …

Purpose of report This document has been commissioned by the British Society of
Gastroenterology. It is intended to draw together the evidence needed to fill the void created …

Diarrhea is best defined as passage of loose stools often with more frequent bowel
movements. For clinical purposes, the B ristol S tool F orm S cale works well to distinguish …

Background Microscopic colitis is diagnosed on the basis of histologic criteria, and irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) is diagnosed by symptom-based criteria. There has been little …