Mastocytic Enterocolitis – A Patient Guide to Mastocytic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (MIBD)
WHAT IS MASTOCYTIC ENTEROCOLITIS? Mastocytic enterocolitis (entero = small intestine, colitis-colon + -itis = inflammation) is a relatively new term for a subgroup of irritable bowel syndrome characterized by an increase in mast cells in the intestine. Mast cells are a type of immune cell. They are present in small amounts in every intestinal mucosa, […]