MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hey Erica! I couldn't help but notice your post about your skin condition around your mouth/ nose. Please look up "perioral dermatitis.". Sounds like this is what you have. I've had it as well....pain in the arse. What works for me is leaving it alone!! I know it's hard, but I swear by it....

Thank you for your prompt reply Gabes! I think I will go ahead and purchase an EMF reader - good idea. It is a bit overwhelming. I will say that I have had conventional "allergy testing" done twice for pollen, dust, etc., and the only things I wasn't allergic to were molds and pets. But I ...

Gabes you seem to be the resident expert on this, so here goes: I always thought people who claimed EMF to be a problem were kind of "hippy-dippy" if you ask me. But now I am beginning to wonder if this is in fact a major part of my problem. You see... ever since we moved into our rental h...

Good news: my stools have changed to semi formed and only 2 a day in the last couple of days!!! Not sure what helped but I will take anything I can get! Let's hope this continues. I've never been so excited about my stools before. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Thanks for all the encouragement Gabes and Brandy - Gabes I do agree that I probably need some zinc and vitamin C for recovery from this virus. Vitamin C, however, definitely gives me diarrhea even when I am feeling good, so I'm definitely going to avoid that one for awhile. The good news is that th...

Thank you Brandy and Vanessa for your input. Even though you seem to be contradicting one another, any information is helpful!! Brandy I do think you have a point. I'm sure that some people still react to the ReMag, especially when they are having a horrible flare like I am. And a few weeks leading ...

Thank you for your replies Tex and Lilja. Well, the viral meningitis seems to be cleared up for the most part. I am just left exhausted and run down. And all the hard work I put into the last few months with weight gain is GONE. However, my watery explosive diarrhea has returned with a vengeance! Pr...

Whelp, unfortunately you read that correctly. I was admitted to the hospital this past Sunday because of a terrible headache, neck ache, fever, vomiting, etc. I told them I was worried about meningitis, and of course they told me that "oh no, the likelihood of you having meningitis is really lo...

Thanks for the quick replies Tex and Gabes! Interestingly enough, I've only started taking the calcium carbonate about a month ago. I had read on some IBS forum that calcium carbonate may help with BAD, so I thought I would give it a try. Essentially the calcium carbonate acts sort of like a natural...

Hello Everyone! I haven't posted in awhile because well...life is crazy busy and I haven't been particularly sick. My daughter just turned 1 and is walking and therefore I can't get a darn minute to myself until after she goes to bed. I would like to recap the last 5 months for ya'll just to provide...

That's OK Tex - Your insight was very helpful. I have to agree that the "chronic gastritis" is most likely lymphocytic in nature. Especially considering a few years ago the lymphocytes were in my duodenum. I am so disappointed in my previous GI Dr. though. If I hadn't been persistent and a...

Received my biopsy "results " in the mail today. First off, they aren't really the true pathology report but rather the summary from the pathologist. So I don't really even trust them. Secondly, there is an abnormality that my Dr. didn't even mention to me that kind of tics me off. He prob...

Crervin - sorry it took me so long to respond to you! Been busy with the in-laws visiting to come see their grand-daughter! To answer your question: I have been experimenting with different protein shake varieties. Some of them will often give me immediate diarrhea so I have to be careful! I do thin...

Tex - I haven't seen the official path report yet, but I asked the GI Dr. to mail me a copy. I am utterly stumped though if what he is saying is in fact true. You do have a good point with MCAD or possibly having mast cell issues. I know that histamine contributes to my problems overall. I do feel b...

So... I got to talk with my GI doc today about the results of my colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. And you are never going to guess. Apparently every single biopsy they took of my entire GI tract was normal. YES NORMAL!! This would be a reason to celebrate EXCEPT for the fact that I have still been f...