MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

For anyone who doesn't know whether your mother took DES, here is a link to the CDC self-assessment guide:

http://www.cdc.gov/des/consumers/guide/

Hi Barbara - Happy New Year! Never, ever, ever, ever feel any guilt or remorse regarding the DES exposure. My mother does and she absolutely should not - but nothing I do or say helps. The doctors are also not to blame - they were told by the drug companies that it was harmless and would help not on...

Hi Mike,
I reviewed the Wikipedia article you posted and was stunned to see that DES Sons are at risk for autoimmune disorders also. Yikes!
Laura

Thanks, Tex, and it is nice to meet you. Many, many people did not know if their mothers were taking the drug. And there are millions of us who were exposed. Fortunately for you, the majority of problems affect the female offspring. My brother, who was also exposed, only suffered from nearsightednes...

Hello Everyone, I was diagnosed (via colonoscopy) with CC 5 years ago - at age 42. This past year I was diagnosed as being hypothyroid (Hashimoto's thyroiditis). Neither condition runs in my family. According to the CDC, research is being done into a DES (Diethylstilbestrol) link to auto-immune dise...