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Is lymphocytic colitis autoimmune?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Apr 11 9:56am | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
I ended up with this while taking lisinapril (ace inhibitor). It was wickedly bad! I lost 30 pounds in 6 months - had an colonoscopy which diagnosed the issue. Doctors thought ? So my Allergist said that it might be the lisinapril so my BP doc changed that to an ARB. The colitis immediately stopped and I started healing and then the ARB restarted the reaction within a couple of weeks. I am now on labetalol and my bp is great and so is my intestines. So, it could be a drug that is causing it.
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@sickofpasswordsu2 So sorry you had this awful experience. I do know that certain drugs can trigger the onset and it sounds like you've got great docs that discovered what works for you! With me, it could have been autoimmune (since I have an autoimmune thyroid disease, plus an autoimmune skin condition) or NSAIDS, which I took often for aches & pains and also PPIs for GERD. All those drugs could be triggers. There are no real alternatives for the GERD drugs, so I'm stuck there. I take budesonide to control the colitis now and no more NSAIDS. I have flare-ups several times a year.