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Article: Collagenous colitis is a form of IBD.(inflammatory bowel disease)(Brief article)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
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- March 1, 2007
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Dear Dr. SerVaas,
In 2002 I was hospitalized twice for uncontrollable diarrhea. The doctors said I had collagenous colitis and to avoid caffeine, greasy foods, and dairy products. For the past years I have tried to avoid all of these items, but the liquid bowel movements continue. Could you give me some information on this condition and how I might firm up my stool?
Joann Clark
Concord, North Carolina
Some doctors suspect that a bacteria or virus causes collagenous colitis, while others think the inflammatory bowel disease may result from an autoimmune response--the body's immune system destroys healthy cells in the colon for no known ...