MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I've been prescribed Cort Enema, twice a day. I was told to try to hold for 6 hours. HAA! Anyone have any experience with this? Tips? First time I've done anything like this. It says to lay on left side for 30 minutes. I have to do morning and night. I already get up at 5 AM, hard to see how I'm goi...

Ania, Oops, I meant to add the "rain-barrel" effect. A histamine response often builds up over days or hours from what I've read. A bunch of small exposures will be no problem, until one meal - and wham, you find your nose running, maybe some itching, followed by D (maybe in several hours)...

Ania, Try the antihistamines first, while working on a low-histamine diet. It is not a "no"-histamine diet, that is impossible since many, many foods will either block the break-down of histamines, contain histamines at some point, or block enzymes that help break down histamines. Citrus f...

Leah, Mag lotion on feet, morning and night, especially after shower. I've read pore size is largest on bottom of feet and on your head, so easiest absorption. But, I do wonder about callouses on my feet. So I concentrate on softer areas. I also use on my butt and stomach, as it does not bother me o...

The future of all our collective experience mapped and ranked? Take a look at this? https://crohnology.com be sure and click on diet and supplements. MC is a subset of Chrohns and Colitis, with different meds, diet, and supplement experience. Love to see MC version of this. Any genius website people...

Happy Birthday! I've read so many of your helpful posts. Thank you. -Chris

Anna, Welcome. I too have low blood pressure. For me it is POTS (postural hypotension), that causes dizziness, almost fainting, falling upon sudden standing, wobbliness, etc. I also have Mast Cell issues. Tex has a great selection of mast cell discussions linked from the homepage here. You might wan...

Gabes, fantastic info. Love the line, "A serum magnesium test is actually worse than ineffective". So true! Talking to my Dr. Yesterday about tinnitus due to Pepto that is cropping up. She talked to ENT. He said, most likely not Pepto, but electrolyte imbalance due to D. Ordered blood test...

Nancy, I had tried Natural Calm before MC. It caused loss stools for me. I gave it away. But, many people like it. I think N=1 experimentation, is necessary for mag., especially if D dominate MC. -Chris

Happy Birthday! Warm wishes and blessings on your next year. Thank you for all you've done and continue to do.

Grateful wishes for the best birthday ever.

- Chris

Nancy, Thanks for posting an update. It is so encouraging. I am still on 9 MG. A day. It's nice to look, Lord willing, at my future - may it be like yours. - Chris

Nancy, Follow the guidelines here - http://www.ancient-minerals.com/products/magnesium-application-use/ I put on my arms and legs. And then wipe any excess across my stomach. I never had skin sensitivity, so I started covering my body immediately. Now I see they recommend starting slowly. Oops:) I d...

I subscribed for years to the CSP letter. Even bought a gift subscription for my parents. I found that though they are NOT in the pocket of the food industry, they are extremely and inexcusably slow in recognizing new research. They trumpet traditional medical views, even in the face of new evidence...

Tex, Thanks. Exactly information I was looking for. Will help me make the decision on how long to continue Pepto. Linda, I think I'll try this recipe. Anything but more meat:) Thanks. Nancy, I am sensitive to Nightshades, but would be willing to give red potatoes a try. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplan...

Thanks for the link to Dr. Fine. He mentions Pepto, but not how long to take. I'm on week 5 and wondering when it is prudent to quit. I was slow to respond, and not completely responding, but it is helping. Hopefully I'm not in the 20-39% that relapse. So far no side effects, thankfully. I eat cooke...