MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I have had MC for nearly 15 years and have taken budesonide almost the entire time. I wasn't able to reach remission by eliminating foods, even after getting down to 83 lbs. and consuming just five foods, three being meat, and the other two being mango and almond flour. I have many food intolerances...

Hi friends! I came on the board to look for the water-magnesium spray I've been making. I couldn't find it, so used a 4:1 ratio of hot water to Epson salts. I can't remember if the formula was three or four tablespoons hot water. While looking I came across this thread. Yes, Kari, I am still taking ...

I just tried to order Budez from All-Day Chemist. They no longer sell any packages larger than 90 capsules, so I placed an order for two 90 pill packages and one 60 pill package. When asked to provide my prescription, I left the field blank. My order did not go through, so I tried again. I received ...

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I recently had my annual blood test and the doctor included my vitamin D level in the testing. My vitamin D level was 105 and the doctor told me to cut my vitamin D supplementation in half. I'd been taking 4,000 IU per day, and am now taking 2, 000 IUs per day. I don't eat any dairy or any other foo...

I found this fairly recent article interesting. Forgive me if it's already been posted. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40268-016-0171-7 Notice in the chart listing the impact of drugs that one of the supplements having a high likelihood to cause microscopic colitis is Ranitidine or Zanta...

Welcome to the board, Amy! I was diagnosed ten years ago and have been on budesonide almost continuously since then. Each time I went off of it, I would relapse, in spite of being on an extremely restricted diet. I presently take 3 mg. (one pill) for three days, then no pill, then repeat the cycle. ...

Hi Linda, I'm doing pretty well, though I'm still taking 5-6 Entocort pills a week. My diet is limited with no vegetables, but I can have a little mango jam, mango sherbet and a slice of dried mango every day. I've also discovered that I can tolerate marzipan (almond paste) coated with a little bit ...

I'm sorry I haven't updated sooner. I had to finish creating a new website for my county genealogy society before the annual workshop tomorrow. I've been managing their website for thirteen years and it was time to redo it. It took a longer amount of time and learning than I expected. I just called ...

Hi Louise, I buy Great Lakes gelatin powder because the manufacturer is about 7 miles from me. Here is their website: http://greatlakesgelatin.com/storefront/ They have some recipes on their website and more on Pinterest. I haven't made anything with it except plain gelatin sweetened with 1 tablespo...

Wow - I'm just reading about your stroke, Tex. I'm so sorry that has happened to you. One of my worst fears is to get a stroke because you never know how it will affect you. It sounds like yours left your brain intact (thankfully!), but your right side has been affected the most. You are a fighter a...

Hi Sunny, It's nice to see a picture of you! You look great! I don't know if we can get prescription drugs on Amazon, though I wouldn't be surprised if we can. What I found were empty enteric-coated capsules that the pharmacist could use to fill with budesonide. Tex, All Day Chemist does allow (and ...

Thank you both for your replies. I checked on Amazon and I can purchase enteric-coated capsules through them. I wonder if the compounding pharmacy would have some on hand and use them if I requested them. I'll call the pharmacy on Monday and see what they say. I would need a prescription from my doc...

Hi Everyone! It's been a while since I've posted. Not much new. I live a pretty normal life with my limited diet being my only unusual routine. I'm still taking Entocort at a dosage of 3 mg per day for three days, with 1/2 pill for the fourth day. I'm unable to reduce it further. I've been taking it...

My copay for Budesonide from Walgreens has gone up from $132 for 90 capsules in 2016 to $311.38 for the same 90 capsules in 2017, a cost that is 2.4 times as much. I called a local compounding pharmacy to see how much it would cost for a compounded prescription. The pharmacist said that they cannot ...