Antibiotics Getting False Blame for Colitis, Study Finds

TOPLINE: Antibiotic use does not appear to be associated with microscopic colitis (MC), despite presenting with similar symptoms of watery, non-bloody diarrhea.  METHODOLOGY: MC, a change in the microbiome characterized by watery, non-bloody diarrhea, can significantly worsen a patient’s quality of life; antibiotic treatment may induce similar symptoms…