Eosinophilic Enteropathy (or EE for short) is a disease in which parts of your white blood cells (called eosinphils) release toxins into your bloodstream. They do this thinking that there is something foreign in the body in which it needs to attack. When this happens your body is theoretically fighting itself in a microscopic battleground. They will attack any allergens in the body as well and as it does this it will give off other disorders.
Some of these disorders can be serious to the symptoms and others are very very common in the communities today.
Some of these disorders include polyps, tissue degeneration, inflammation, and ulcers. Doctors will sometimes see these disorders and give a diagnosis of UC, or ulcerative colitis. You will see bleeding, vomiting, and some loss of appetite. There may be some choking. The patient will have many symptoms of UC, but the underlying cause will be these eosinophils. It will take many trips to the doctor for him to see that it really isn't just the UC that is causing your symptoms, but Eosinophilic Enteropathy.
There are two types of Eosinophilic Enteropathy. There is a primary and a secondary (little is known on the secondary type of EE, presumably because most falls under the primary type). Primary EE can be separated by allergic form and non-allergic form. Because of the non-allergic form, EE is primarily considered to be an autoimmune condition or disorder. There is no cure for eosinophilic enteropathy, so the patient will have a management program that is in place to deal with life with the condition. This will include keeping the amount of white blood cells down. Treatments are a host of medications including: Anti-allergens, asthma medications, acid relux meds, and other gastrointestinal treatments.