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Microscopic colitis

Microscopic refers to two related medical conditions which cause : collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. Both conditions are characterized by the presence of non-bloody watery diarrhea, normal appearances on colonoscopy and characteristic histopathology findings of cells.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Persistent

How it's found

·Endoscopic of colonic

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