Question: How do doctors treat microscopic colitis?
Answer: To treat microscopic colitis, your doctor may recommend

quitting smoking, if you smoke
changing anymedicinesyou take that could be causing microscopic colitis or making your symptoms worse
taking medicines to treat microscopic colitis
changingwhat you eat and drinkto help improve symptoms

Medicines most often treat microscopic colitis effectively. In rare cases, doctors may recommend surgery.

Medicines

Doctors prescribe medicines to improve symptoms and achieve remission—a time when you have fewer symptoms or symptoms disappear. Medicines that doctors recommend to treat microscopic colitis include

corticosteroids, also called steroids, most commonly in the form ofbudesonide
aminosalicylates
antidiarrheal medicines
bile acid binders
immunosuppressants
biologics

Doctors prescribe medicines to improve microscopic colitis symptoms.

Surgery

Doctors rarely recommend surgery to treat microscopic colitis. Surgery may be an option if microscopic colitis causes severe symptoms that don’t improve after treatment with medicines.