Colitis including microscopic colitis is an autoimmune disease and condition which means that it is caused by a problem with the body's immune system.
Microscopic colitis and colitis is a disability when it is severe enough to prevent you from working.
Microscopic colitis does make you feel sick and can cause vomiting and nausea.
People live with microscopic colitis by eating a healthy diet, avoiding smoking and taking medicines to help manage the symptoms of microscopic colitis.
Foods you should eat if you have microscopic colitis are rice, melons, bananas and applesauce.
But avoid high fiber foods like nuts and beats and only eat well cooked vegetables.
A bout of microscopic colitis can last from a few months to a few years.
Abnormal reactions of your immune system is what triggers microscopic colitis.
Also if you have celiac disease, type 1 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis you are more likely to develop microscopic colitis.
You can treat and fix microscopic colitis through use of the steroid drug budesonide also called Entocort.
Other treatments for microscopic colitis are drinking plenty of water, and fluids and potassium and electrolytes can help.
Microscopic colitis is not a very serious condition although it can lead to possible complications such as ulcers or perforation of your colon.
Microscopic colitis can also cause severe diarrhea and weight loss and dehydration.
Microscopic colitis is a lifelong condition although it's manageable with treatments.
Microscopic colitis is a chronic disease and not really an infection in which abnormal reactions of your immune system cause inflammation on the inner lining of the colon.
You can only see the microscopic colitis inflammation by looking at the colon tissue using a microscope as it's so small.
The difference between colitis and microscopic colitis is that microscopic colitis is colitis that is so small that it can be seen only under a microscope and not with the naked eye.
Colitis and microscopic colitis is inflammation of the colon or large intestine.
A person can get colitis by infections that are caused by a parasite or virus or even food poisoning due to bacteria or Crohn's disease.
Colitis is a chronic digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the inner lining of the colon.
Infection, loss of blood supply in the colon, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and invasion of the colon wall with collagen or lymphocytic white blood cells are all possible causes of an inflamed colon.
Colitis is worse in the early morning and symptoms of colitis can be mild or even absent for months or years at a time.
Although the symptoms of colitis can return without treatment and also vary depending on the affected part of your colon.
The foods to avoid if you have colitis or ulcerative colitis are fiber based foods, nuts and seeds, unhealthy fats, dairy, certain vegetables, processed foods and high fat foods, spicy foods, dried fruits, legumes, peas and dried beans.
Carbonated drinks and sodas as well as alcohol and caffeine also make colitis and ulcerative colitis worse.
Foods that are good for colitis and ulcerative colitis are white bread, eggs, lean meat and fish, cooked vegetables without the stalks, seeds or peel, white rice, pasta and noodles and refined non wholegrain breakfast cereal such as cornflakes.
The difference between colitis and ulcerative colitis is that ulcerative colitis is more severe and lifelong while colitis is less severe and usually not lifelong.
Colitis means your colon is inflamed, or irritated.
This can be caused by many things, such as infections from viruses or bacteria.
Ulcerative colitis is more severe because it is not caused by an infection and is lifelong.
Ulcerative Colitis cannot be cured but treatments can help.
Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract.
Ulcerative colitis is usually only in the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
Forms of Ulcerative Colitis range from mild to severe.
Having ulcerative colitis puts a person at increased risk of developing colon cancer.
Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis include rectal bleeding, bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and pain.
Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis include medications and surgery.
There are no ulcerative colitis cures as of now so no you cannot cure ulcerative colitis permanently as of now.
In the future someone might come up with a cure for ulcerative colitis but for now all you can do is ease and heal the symptoms of ulcerative colitis by changing your diet and watch what you eat to prevent flare ups.
Cruciferous Vegetables and Fermented Foods can help prevent flare ups and inflammation of ulcerative colitis.
Drinking juice from fruits and vegetables that you make with a juicer can help with ulcerative colitis and help with colitis flare ups.
The vegetable and fruit juice can also help provide your body with nutrients and vitamins to keep your body healthy and your organs working properly.
The difference between colitis and ulcerative colitis is that ulcerative colitis is more severe and lifelong while colitis is less severe and usually not lifelong.
Colitis means your colon is inflamed, or irritated.
This can be caused by many things, such as infections from viruses or bacteria.
Ulcerative colitis is more severe because it is not caused by an infection and is lifelong.
Ulcerative Colitis cannot be cured but treatments can help.
Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract.
Ulcerative colitis is usually only in the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
Forms of Ulcerative Colitis range from mild to severe.
Having ulcerative colitis puts a person at increased risk of developing colon cancer.
Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis include rectal bleeding, bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and pain.
Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis include medications and surgery.
There are no ulcerative colitis cures as of now so no you cannot cure ulcerative colitis permanently as of now.
In the future someone might come up with a cure for ulcerative colitis but for now all you can do is ease and heal the symptoms of ulcerative colitis by changing your diet and watch what you eat to prevent flare ups.
Cruciferous Vegetables and Fermented Foods can help prevent flare ups and inflammation of ulcerative colitis.
Drinking juice from fruits and vegetables that you make with a juicer can help with ulcerative colitis and help with colitis flare ups.
The vegetable and fruit juice can also help provide your body with nutrients and vitamins to keep your body healthy and your organs working properly.
Just avoid drinking too much fruit or vegetable juice because it can cause diarrhea but drinking it in moderation can help with the ulcerative colitis like it has for me personally.
Just avoid drinking too much fruit or vegetable juice because it can cause diarrhea but drinking it in moderation can help with the ulcerative colitis like it has for me personally.