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The effect of intercurrent diarrhoea on relapse of ulcerative colitis was investigated. Diarrhoea resulting from travel abroad, gastroenteritis or antibiotic usage resulted in an approximately 50% relapse rate. With regard to colonoscopy and barium enema, only the latter was followed by relapse and this may reflect differences in the preparation for the procedure.

Correspondence 1517 contrary, several studies4 7 X firmly discredit such relationships. Neither have they disproved the view that, in the presence of a flat mucosa,9-" a high mitotic index (>0-2%) is a helpful, prospective index of untreated coeliac disease. The material studied lacked the appropriate disease controls necessary to challenge that assertion.

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