Daily Archives: November 13, 2015

Microscopic colitis is a condition of the colon that causes watery diarrhea, pain, and nausea. It is more common among people older than 60 years of age. Budesonide is the most effective treatment and has a low risk of side effects. However, the cost o… Continue reading →

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on the medical management of microscopic colitis. The guideline was developed by the AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee and approved by t… Continue reading →

Follicular T-helper (Tfh) cells contribute to pathogen-specific antibody responses by providing maturation signals to B cells. In mice with viral infections, virus-specific Tfh cells expand and are required to contain the infection. However, less is kn… Continue reading →

The risk of colorectal neoplasms among siblings of individuals with advanced adenomas is not clear. We determined the prevalence of advanced adenomas in siblings of subjects with advanced adenomas and compared it to siblings of subjects without these l… Continue reading →

It is not clear whether symptoms alone can be used to estimate the biologic activity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to evaluate whether symptoms can be used to identify patients with endoscopic and histologic features of remission. Continue reading →

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a cause of chronic diarrhea, and there are 2 subtypes: collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC). The clinical features, symptoms, and responses to treatment are similar for both CC and LC. All meta-analyses cond… Continue reading →

Follicular T-helper (Tfh) cells contribute to pathogen-specific antibody responses by providing maturation signals to B cells. In mice with viral infections, virus-specific Tfh cells expand and are required to contain the infection. However, less is kn… Continue reading →

The risk of colorectal neoplasms among siblings of patients with advanced adenomas is not clear. We determined the prevalence of advanced adenomas in the siblings of patients with advanced adenomas and compared it with that of siblings of individuals w… Continue reading →

It is not clear whether symptoms alone can be used to estimate the biologic activity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to evaluate whether symptoms can be used to identify patients with endoscopic and histologic features of remission. Continue reading →

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on the medical management of microscopic colitis. The guideline was developed by the AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee and approved by t… Continue reading →