MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thank you all so much for all the great tips and even the recipes!!!! I have kind of worked myself up worrying about everything and am feeling not so great....I think I will have a great time and everything will calm down once we leave. It is so helpful to have people to turn to who know what you ar...

Hello to all of you and thank you all for the great info!!! I have been struggling with this last bout of LC for 10 months....Now weaning off Budesonide and down to 3 mg per day. Sticking to a gluten free, dairy free, soy free, egg free diet and doing pretty good. My issue is that on Sunday I will b...

Well I have been taking pepto (8 tabs per day). Before I tried the elimination diet I took Asacol for 5 weeks which seemed to make the D worse. Before THAT I had taken Budesonide for about 6 weeks and then was told by my Dr. to wean off. She was VERY adamant about not being on the steroid for more t...

Hello everyone. I have a question about adding foods. I have been on the elimination diet for about 3 weeks. Eating only rice, bananas, turkey, chicken, applesauce and peppermint tea. I continue to have diarrhea but haven't had any pain, bloating, serious urgency in a few days. I don't feel I can co...

Thank you all. You all respond so quickly it is wonderful. How long did it take on the anti-histamine to notice a difference? I have been avoiding histamine inducing foods for about a week now and want to add the medication in to see if it helps. I have modified my diet (continue to be on an elimina...

I was just reading about mast cell issues and have noticed that some of you recommend trying an anti-histamine for this. What about benadryl? I know when my daughter had severe allergies her allergist said that was one of the strongest over the counter anti-histamines?

I was diagnosed with Lymphocytic colitis last year...right after my mother died of NH- Lymphoma. She had stomach trouble throughout her life....

Hello to all of you. There are literally thousands of reasons for vertigo and / or dizziness. Some are due to the "rocks" or otoliths in your inner ear. Other reasons have to do with medications, chronic diseases, and even problems with your eyes being able to focus. I am a physical therap...

Thank you all for your responses. To those of you who cannot eat chicken or rice what DO you eat during a flare?

Ok everyone, I need your advice....I am on an elimination diet for 4 days so far (plain chicken, rice, peppermint tea, banana, applesauce), and I STILL have crazy diarrhea. My Dr. also started me on Asacol which I have taken for about a week. I am beginning to believe my body just doesn't like food....

During the elimination diet phase can you have rice milk?

Thanks to all of you!!! I have renewed my focus on my diet, started taking pepto along with the steroids (I hope this is ok), and am starting to work on the stress issue. Hopefully within a couple of months I can cut back on some hours at work as this is one of my major stressors. I think more than ...

Thank you for your quick replies!! You are right, I am sure, I will stop all dairy. I have almost eliminated all raw fruits and veggies, eating only very cooked and soft ones. I will check my other medications (an antidepressant I have only just started thanks to the MC)....I will try the Zyrtec. An...

Hello to all of you! My name is Leann and I was diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis in May of 2012. At that time I had had symptoms for about 3 months and was relieved to find out I wasn't dying of pancreatic cancer. I had lost a significant amount of weight but strangely, when I was diagnosed, my sy...