MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi Dear Friends, Here is what is going on with me. I haven't had diarrhea in well over a week, but I also had not had a BM. I am now taking a 4-gram packet of Questran daily. I mix it with applesauce or yogurt. I have NOT changed my diet, and I am still waiting on the test results for the gluten and...

Hiya, No, I'm not sure what test she ran, but she didn't seem to be concerned that I would have to worry about any of this. She indicated that once I got back on track, that I should be fine. I told her about my food concerns, and that's when she ordered the stool testing. I don't know which one she...

Friends,

By the way...I've been pondering where they keep stool samples taken a while ago...at the furniture store?

Susan

Okay, here is what is happening with me as of yesterday. I know I am in denial, and I SO appreciate every one of you understanding this is a normal reaction and I am grateful to all of you for having patience with me. I called my GI doc yesterday morning, and they called me right back and had me com...

Hi, I guess I am still in somewhat of a denial, and I may be grasping at straws, but what is the difference of someone who just develops MC from an auto-immune disease and someone who KNOWS their MC has been caused from antibiotics? When I was hospitalized in September with colitis, the GI dude KNEW...

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Susan

Jane, Thank you so much for your kind, reassuring words. I am carrying a lot of stress, and I am trying to delegate some of my duties, but then I feel guilty. I forgot to mention that I also the head of my son's baseball team, and I have an entire program book of ads to design, which will take weeks...

Hi, Thanks to everyone who has given me good, sound advice. I have read every one of your comment's, and my head is spinning since I am so new to this. I cried last night, and my sweet husband went to the store and bought me some gluten-free bread and some GF pretzels. The bread is kind of gross, so...

Hi all, Thanks to everyone who have responded. I honestly believed my own doctor and my friend who worked for a different GI. They BOTH said my colitis was NOT chronic, although they did admit I could have flair ups. I have lost 26 pounds, which doesn't hurt my feelings AT all. I am now at a GREAT s...

Leah,

By the way, here is how I am supposed to take the Pepto Bismol: 2 tablets, 4 times a day for two weeks. My two weeks are up, but my friend who works for the other GI said that seemed strange, and they put their patients on that regimen for four weeks.

Susan

Well, being new at this, my dentist AND my orthodontist say their colitis is caused by an auto-immune disease, but my doc says mine is contributed to being on the antibiotics. Is there a difference is the long run? I can say that I LOVE my glass of milk for dinner every night, so I will eliminate it...

Hello, Well, I'll try to make a long story longer, but I was just diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis (Microscopic Colitis). My journey began last year when I had a series of Urinary Tract Infections, which caused me to be placed on antibiotics. I took my several rounds of antibiotics and never gave ...