Colitis refers to inflammation of the colon (the main part of the large intestine) that usually causes abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis
Old people between 60-80 years of age may suffer from two special types of colitis. One type is collagenous colitis with excessive amount of connective tissue (collagen) in the mucosal layer of the colon. In the another type - lymphocytic colitis - lymphocytes ( a special type ow white cells) can be found in colonic mucosa. Some researchers believe that both types represent two different phases of the same disorder.
Main symptoms in both types are watery diarrhea (without blood) and left or right side abdominal pain.
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