Microscopic colitis (MC) is an inflammatory disease of the bowel. It is characterised by watery diarrhoea, usually accompanied by urgency and problems with bowel control. Often people have night-time symptoms and symptoms can be unrelenting. People affected often need to identify where toilets are when they leave the house, to avoid accidents. In some cases, people are unable to leave the house at all due to the severity of their symptoms. Symptoms can be bad and lead to a substantial loss of quality of life.

https://gutscharity.org.uk/advice-and-i ... colitis-2/

*I found the article interesting, particularly the references to inflammatory conditions like UC and Crohn's. It seems that there may still be quite a long way to go before the causes and origins of MC become known. [dmcff]

Thanks for the post. Another horrible condition for patients to contend with!

It feels like some of these conditions have only recently begun to get the attention they need - the delay in recognising and acknowledging them seems to be linked to social and 'cultural' factors, with patients going for years without a proper diagnosis, mainly because of the stigma of the location of the trouble and the apparent reluctance of patients and medical professionals alike to venture into that area. There's another fascinating article in today's UK Independent newspaper: 'Thousands could be suffering from little-known condition mistaken for IBS'

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/heal ... 21232.html

Again, thanks for the post. And yes, I can see that being true and so unfortunate for those suffering the effects.

Let's hope that more becomes known soon, about this and other "embarrassing" conditions!