Incidence of Microscopic Colitis approaches of UC &CD

[angy]

"Reports suggest Incidence of Microscopic Colitis approaches that of UC & CD"

Came across this post by a member of the Crohns Forum.com. Written by David from Seattle...

he said ...

I'm wondering how many here have had microscopic colitis ruled out? Note that by "older adults", the title refers to over 50.
Microscopic Colitis — A Common Cause of Diarrhoea in Older Adults
Age and Ageing. 2010;39(2):162-168. © 2010 Oxford University Press


heres the link to his post....i found very interesting...its lengthy in several posts .(probably should move this to information link later on )

http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=10000

[tex]

I saw another report in the literature, (I think I may have posted the link somewhere, but I don't recall where, at the moment), that pointed out evidence that microscopic colitis is at least as common as Crohn's disease and UC, and yet mainstream medicine, (and CCFA), continue to pretend that it's a rare disease.

Here's an abstract of the article described by that poster on the Chron's site, but unfortunately, you have to have a subscription, or pay a one-time use fee, in order to read the full text of the article:

http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/co ... t/39/2/162

Thanks,
Tex

[angy]

Its been known since 1976 and i agree it cant be that rare...they just havent looked for it that much...

thanks for that link tex...