MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi everyone, I haven't been here for awhile! I feel very good compared to last year at this time. That was when I was diagnosed and found you all. I was reading all the new posts day and night for at least 9 months. Without you I probably would have been still out of control. Now I am able to eat mo...

Have a great day!

Thanks, Gabes. I think I haven't done enough reading and research yet!
Betsy

Gabes, can you please share what genetic testing you did? I used my raw data from the $99 US ancestry.com test and sent it through one of the free services online, but I didn't get too much info that I could understand and act on, so I wondered if there is a better test, or if you just did a lot of ...

Jim, I'm a out a year into this, and I remember it being impossible to make connections between different foods and my symptoms until I had been on a very simple diet for months - a diet that eliminated all of the most common problem foods. It is clearer now when I try a new food, although still not...

Hi Treese, I am not sure about the shake, but I finally gained and kept some needed weight when I added back white rice and white potatoes. I used to scoff at Atkins dieters, but I've come to respect the power of carbs! We are all pulling for you, and I hope you find a good solution to the weight lo...

Leanne, this post by Jean was of great help to me: http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=732

I hope that way of quoting a post works

Betsy

Hi Leanne, I really know where you are coming from. Before I found this great forum I tried first the SCD diet, then the GAPs diet. Both of them helped some, but I was still eating dairy on those diets, and they both encourage fermented foods. I only really improved when I made my own diet from the ...

That was interesting, Linda! I went through a period about 2 years ago during which I tried to maximize my nutrition using one of the logging services, and I was eating piles of spinach and Brussels sprouts and kale to try to get the RDA of potassium. I did this for probably six months. After readin...

Tex, I went to read it but Medscape ineeds a login and appears to be for health professionals as it asks for my country of practice. Is it free and open?

Hi Kenvh, I'm interested in your mention of a microscopic bladder condition. Long before my current MC diagnosis and problems I had bladder pain and frequency which was diagnosed (by symptoms only) as interstitial cystitis. It either mostly went away on its own or was helped by some physical therapy...

They gave me miralax and 2 dulcolax tablets.

Hi Jude, I had a colonoscopy (my second) in March this year after suffering with the watery diarrhea for about five months. I had made some improvement with diet before the colonoscopy, and I didn't find that it set me back at all. Afterwards I was able to continue the simple diet and make more prog...

I read "The Body's Many Cries for Water" by Dr. Batmanghelidj recently. I borrowed it from a library, but you can get a free pdf online at https://keychests.com/mods/filesaveas.php?dl=wtjyvfaivmhfedrubrgiotzn . I had mixed feelings. His theory is pretty simple, and it sounds very believabl...

I came across this discussion of fibromyalgia, lyme disease, etc. while clicking around. It has an interesting theory that many diseases are from underlying infections and toxins, and triggered by stress, and that conventional medical treatment masks the symptoms and even makes them worse. It made m...