MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I saw my doctor (gi) the other day, and when I mentioned microscopic colitis, he said that it's a possibility but that 9 out of 10 people that have microscopic colitis are women, or older adults. Also, I had blood tests done to check for inflammation and it came back negative, in addition to more bl...

Gabes, to answer your question yes i have the results. I read over them all and everything was in range, except my rheumatoid factor which my GP at the time said was really nothing to worry about because it was only slightly off. The fecal fat test is what came back at the GI's office and he's the o...

Last time my doctor checked all my b vitamins were on target.

Found an interesting article on pancreatic insufficiency and IBD. My first GI mentioned pancreatic insufficiency to me once and I am now wondering if he meant it in connection with IBD rather than chronic pancreatitis. Is it possible he didn't mean chronic pancreatitis but instead meant pancreatic i...

It's been a little while since I've been on here, and since then I've gained four pounds staying off of gluten and eating more calories. After dealing with even more insurance red tape, I finally have a appointment with my GI to have my tests done to figure out what's going on. However, I'd like to ...

So, I found this article on one a site I was visiting and wanted to share with you guys. Presupposing many of you here are very knowledgeable on this sort of thing, and because I remember reading an article from Tex about how places that were on just animal fat diets did well, I wanted to know how t...

Just curious. I remember seeing my first GI and he wanted me to take Creon, three with each meal, three times a day. Does anyone else take them and, if so, how in the world can you afford them? They are roughly 3g per month for anyone taking them as regularly as my doctor wanted me to take them. Ins...

Thanks again to understanding, Polly. Tex, I think I understand your outlook, and I suspect you have a gung-ho way of tackling an issue. Unfortunately, that's not always practical for everyone. I agree, I could have read the chapter three months ago, but as I stated before (and I have read quite a b...

I'm honestly sorry to anyone I have offended here, because I clearly cannot see where I went wrong. I have been open, honest, and sincere. I have expressed my issues with humility and haven't expected anything in return, but to any response I did get I greatly appreciated. Tex, I just don't think yo...

Tex, unfortunately you're missing some really important details about me. I'm in my early thirties with two kids, one which is 1.5 and another which is 9. I have to work to make ends meet in addition to being under the pressure of college homework on a daily basis with additional math home work that...

Wow. Didn't expect that kind of negative reaction from you, Tex. I don't think I ever did anything to anyone here, and I personally find it rather disturbing that you would have such a condescending and superficial tone with me. As I've stated, up until recently, I have not been able to afford my he...

Two questions: I've been on a gluten-free and soy-free diet now for about two months, and I wanted to see what would happen if I ate a cookie (not a whole one just two bites). Fifteen minutes later I get this nasty metallic taste in my mouth. Anyone else have this before? Second question (directed t...

Thanks! So far, everything is working out. But, the bananas are still questionable for me. There are other recipes I'm also doing to change it up a bit, and most of them have to do with adding two to four eggs inside the shake. But, I have a question here. Doesn't it seem like four eggs is a little ...

So far, no problems.

Hopefully, you all can help me out with this one. I've pretty much had it with my weight loss, so I'm now into making high-calorie weight gain shakes, but I have a question. Has anyone else done this with success? Basically, the shakes I'm making have these ingredients: 1 Medium to large Avocado, ap...