MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi Tex,

I am just learning of your stroke. I am glad to hear that you are improving. I'm sending positive energy your way! Thank you for all the help you have given me along the way; it has made all the difference. Hang in there!

Kathy

Tex, I will try avoiding casein for now especially if you think I should respond relatively quickly. It's certainly the path that I prefer. It took a very long time for my gut and arthritis to resolve initially. Of course, I had symptoms of gluten sensitivity from childhood, so I had much to heal. I...

Hi Tex, I am fascinated with your response. I would have never thought about it all that way. I have been very careful with gluten, so I believe it is possible that the anti-gliadin antibodies have not completely declined. That's a possibility I would have never considered. What an interesting study...

Hello! In 2012, I had severe MC and inflammatory arthritis and had it for years. With strict dietary changes, I have been in remission for a long time. I regularly have C now. In the past few months, my arthritis has returned, so I retested. I just received my newest Enterolab results and am interes...

Hi Tex, Thank you for your reply and suggestions. I did test negative for casein and do eat cheese and use cream in my coffee. I didn't stop to think that could be the problem. I eat out a couple of times a month. I have felt safe eating there. The chef knows me and makes a special dinner for me whe...

Hello! It's been a while since my last post. In the meantime, I retired from teaching after 34 years and am working fulltime in my business. I am doing very well with my diet and MC thanks to everyone here. It has been a long haul, but worth every minute. For a few years, my inflammatory arthritis h...

It does depend on your energy level. For me, both would have been too much. One fulltime job was really too much even though I managed. Looking back, I felt terrible, and it was all I could do to read, read, read on this forum, figure out my foods, and get adequate rest. I did take on a major projec...

Thank you! I had a really wonderful day. I am so grateful to Tex and this group for helping me get my life back. Just three years ago, I was considering retiring from my teaching job due to my poor health and was considering taking immunosuppressive drugs. Now, I am still teaching 11.5 months per ye...

Great news! I have always loved chocolate!

Hi Deb, Nearly every time I work in my garden, I get a very itchy rash/welts. Even if I wear long sleeves and gloves (not easy in the Florida sun), the very itchy rash appears a couple of days later on any part of my body the plants touched. My rash lasts for at least ten days - sometimes lasting fo...

Happy belated birthday, Tex! I'm glad to hear it was relaxing and you felt well!

Happy birthday, Polly!

Irish

Kathy

Zizzle,

Now that I look more closely, our results are identical. I have struggled with skin rashes for the past few years, but I get the rash when exposed to plants. Mine is excessively itchy and lasts for weeks.

Kathy

Here are my results (nearly identical to Tex):

C4A 31963860 rs28357069 C or T CC

C4B 31997401 rs28361044 A or G GG

Kathy