MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

It's interesting how many common threads there are. My first colonoscopy was about 2 years ago and the prep was "Golightly". I thought that was a strange name since it really caused me to go a lot instead of "lightly" LOL. Another weird coincidence I found years after my first ps...

Thanks Joe and Tex, That makes sense. It was over a year after the colonoscopy but the time that the CC presented did coincide with a sinus infection which also had me taking Levaquin AND a Medrol Dospak. In the middle of the antibiotic/steroids I flew home on a redeye flight from Hawaii and had lit...

Hi it's me again, I have a new question. This may seem dumb to you folks who have been researching/dealing with the MC/CC issues for years but since I'm a newbie and hadn't heard this one addressed yet I'll ask it. Over a year ago I had my first colonoscopy. I know, late for me since I waited til af...

Joe I would definitely use the app, having accessed h forum on my iPad, iPhone and Mac Mini (recent Mac convert and bought an iPhone and iPad within a year of getting the Mini).

Phil

Hi again Joe, I'm the one taking Humira for psoriasis and it seems to have kept up the same great job (or maybe even better since I'm totally in remission from the lesions) that the Enbrel had for about 5 yrs prior to starting the Humira last fall. Having said that, my arthritis (which I can't say f...

Hi Christine and thanks for your reply My psoriasis was in almost complete remission with the Enbrel for about 6 yrs. My dernmatologist who has been treating that condition for almost 25 yrs changed me to Humira just before I started with the CC symptoms but I was also taking Levaquin for sinus infe...

I really like this forum.....can always count on y'all to reply when I'm searching for answers so thanks to everyone! I have another interesting tidbit to update. The nurse at the doc's office who prescribed the Entocort for me told me yesterday that when she called the pharmacy to find out more inf...

OK gang here I am 4 months later back for more advice. Sorry I haven't been keeping up with what's going on here but have been in "fairly" good shape with entocort 3 mg X3 all first thing in AM. About a week ago my script had to be renewed and all of a sudden I found myself taking some kin...

Thanks again to all for advice. I had my first day without Celebrex yesterday and was miserable from all the aches and pains the drug has been masking for the last 7ish years? Finally gave in and took an Ultram at lunch yesterday and although I felt stupid for about an hour, it finally got rid of th...

That's exactly what the nurse told me when I mentioned my previous history of sleep loss every time I had taken any steroid in the past. She said just take all 3 pills first thing in the morning since the doc had not specified when to take it. I still have to wait for a new ophthalmologist to see me...

Well y'all were all correct about the doc still insisting my cc is not diet related. Anyway he still wants me to try the Entocort as that has helped several patients with cc. I was surprised to hear he has several with cc since most websites say the occurrence is about 16 in 100,000! Anyway since I ...

Thanks again to everyone for all the info. I tend to think my CC must have been somehow related to the levaquin wiping out all the good bacteria in my colon possibly combined with my somewhat medically compromised immune system from the Humira. My psoriasis was dormant until the early 80s when I was...

Thanks very much for the welcome and info to Tex, Joe and Shirley and yes it is very good to finally get a diagnosis! Also very glad to see the wine glass in Joe's hand as its one of my few vices I still enjoy :lol: Hoping I don't find out I can't have that anymore! Since Tex mentioned the NSAIDS, I...

Hi all, I was just diagnosed with Collagenous Colitis this week after lower and upper endoscopy last week. The GI doctors' office called Wednesday exactly one week after the procedure. Nurse couldn't pronounce Collagenous so I asked her to spell it for me. My D has been ongoing for approximately 6 m...