Antibiotic use does not appear to be associated with microscopic colitis (MC), despite presenting with similar symptoms of watery, non-bloody diarrhea. MC, a change in the microbiome characterized ...

New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for ...

Four patients with severe disease were cured after receiving the new broad-spectrum antibiotic tigecycline. When patients with Clostridium difficile colitis do not respond to usual treatment with ...

An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhoea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found. Results published in the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis ...

The two most common forms are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease ... nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) ...

Colitis patients who don't respond well to conventional therapy may soon get help from a bacteria mixture, reports science portal Colitis patients who don't respond well to conventional therapy ...

Health experts urge Ulcerative Colitis patients who don't tolerate ... Tracie Dalessandro, MS, RD, CDN Many patients with IBD also take antibiotics. Antibiotics are not selective in terms of ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel ... He responded well to treatment for both conditions, including antibiotics. Also, while more studies are needed to determine the role ...

Experts believe a combination of genetics and environmental factors lead to Crohn's colitis and other forms of Crohn's disease. These factors include: Smoking Taking antibiotics Frequent use of ...

Though thought to be less dangerous, antibiotics should also be avoided ... Women with ulcerative colitis have a slightly higher risk of premature delivery or low birth weight.