MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi, was wondering if anybody else has had this experience or know if it means anything to the overall outcome of CC --- hubby and I were sitting around talking this morning and I discovered that the biopsies done on Colonoscopy and Endo were NOT because of D. At that point there was only extreme dis...

Good morning DebE13, no mint-no problem it's still good without mint when it's not available.

Hi Brandy, well duh I didn't think to search the site for the brain fog problem. Thanks for that and I will do some searching on it. Lately I get so tired of saying "I can't remember". Thanks for the suggestion for the Shands visit also. It is indeed a big operation! I hope you have a grea...

Hi Jessica, I don't know for sure how long it will last but refrigerated it should last at least 3-4 days. When I make it I always drink the entire pitcher by the end of the second day so this is a guess. Straining is a personal option to do or not. I dont strain mine except for taking out the lemon...

Several months ago when my gut was really out of whack and the D was making me so sick, my hubby found a book called "The Flat Belly Diet" because he needs to get some weight off. In the book the author Cynthia Sass has the dieter to kick off the food plan by drinking some days worth of wh...

Tex this information will give me a much better position during the new GI appointment. You make this complicated stuff understandable. hahaha you are too kind to refer to the original pathologist as "confused" !! Thank you so much for the pathololgy session. Martha it's nice to "meet...

Tex I think you know a lot more than you give yourself credit for :grin: thanks for that info on the tissue staining and you brought up an excellent question as for the "why" the Congo Red was used in the first place. Totally slipped my attention. That one is going to the top of my questio...

Camie that exhaustion really sux! one thing that helps me to have more energy is to use under the tongue B12 every day.

Hi Cynthia and Tex, Chromium is in many vitamin and herbal supplement combinations and is even in some of those nutritional supplement drinks! Chromium is one thing that was positive on my allergy patch testing and the allergist said it is even used in the leather tanning process. Told me to never i...

Oh wow you all have given me some super encouragement -- thank you all for your kind words and warm welcome! Tex - That brain fog is one of the things associated with MC/CC is something I didn't know until I read your book! The past year and a half have made me feel like I was maybe going to have to...

Hello, I’ve been reading on this group since February of this year but this is the first time I’ve posted anything. This group and now Tex’s new book which I got a couple of days ago on my Kindle reader are excellent resources. The resources and conversations on this board have helped me get my life...