More people could have hidden bowel condition
People with microscopic colitis have frequent diarrhoea, stomach pain and fatigue.
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People with microscopic colitis have frequent diarrhoea, stomach pain and fatigue.
Victoria Rennison was diagnosed with microscopic colitis last year, after a decade of not knowing what it was, but the charity Guts UK warns more people could be affected.
Guts UK believes people are suffering because of a lack of awareness about microscopic colitis - a severe bowel condition which can leave patients going to the toilet '30 to 40 times per day'.
The symptoms of MC are often misjudged to be other bowel conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
There are a rising number of cases of microscopic colitis in the UK but a charity fears the actual number is much higher.