MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I have been meaning to post this for a week now but have been swamped. I was doing very well for two weeks and had a relapse. I couldn't figure out what was wrong for the world. Then we were driving up north and I hadn't eaten anything but was drinking my coffee and getting more and more nauseous by...

Hi Tex. Yes I am on endocort. Have been on for about 3 months now. Lower 6mg does. Hum. That seems to correlate with the weight gain. My thyroid can be a major issue as well but unfortunately as you mentioned my doctor will not give me even a low does of meds. My mother had hypothyroidism and was on...

Geez so many questions. I have an off shoot question. Even though I have been eating a fraction of what I used to eat and of course low carb, etc etc I have been gaining steady weight! I don't understand as most folks with MC loose weight. Not me. I am getting so frustrated with it. I work out and i...

Thank you all for the words of wisdom. I was stumped by the wine as gin and diet ginger ale don't bother me. I did an experiment and red wine seems to be okay. Lol I do sound like an alcoholic with all this good greif but alas I am not. Maybe I should be. Lol. It's not a fun roller coaster right now...

Thank you Tex! I have been feeling pretty decent lately with all the advice I have been following from all of you. I hope to keep on track. My relaps used to last days. Now I'm usually okay the following day :). The one thing I am having trouble with is soy. It is in so many foods so just need to be...

Hi Martha! I just wanted to add to this post thank you so much for the suggestion on different eggs. I have tried duck eggs and they don't upset my stomach! So happy :). You are a life saver! I have used them hard boiled, fried, baking, etc. They are great. Also found that I can't tolerate nuts but ...

Hi Gabes! This is really what I have been looking for! Someone to confirm I may benefit from a double dose. I will read those posts. I have done much reading on the site but haven't come across this thread. There is so much information here which is great but a lot to get through. Sometimes you may ...

Thanks for your help. Claritin never worked for me in the past so I will try Allegra. The cetirizine hydrochloride is I believe the same meds in Zrytec. I cannot buy Zrytec here but the pharmacist recommended the no name brand medication. He said it was the best blocker for stomach intolerance type ...

I have been reading some more on the site and notice some folks are taking both H1 and H2 antihistamines. I'm a bit confused as I looked up the H2 and they are meds that I have been told specifically to STOP taking (acid reducers) as they are known to aggravate MC. Any input into this would be appre...

OH MY GOSH!!! I have been reading posts all evening as I had a bad day today. I wanted to find out the dose of cetirizine hydrochloride (reactine) I should be taking as I take one pill a day. Well just found out it has lactose! My major trigger food! Good grief! not sure if it is affecting me as it ...

HI Martha. I'm booked in for next week to see a Naturopathic Doctor. Curious to see their train of thought as they mostly deal in supplements and hope to also get their own food intolerance based test called electrodermal screening. It's suppose to run through food intolerances and mineral deficienc...

Wow thank you! So much to learn! Any other supplements I should be taking I don't know about? Lol

I'm taking D3, Allegra, magnesium, B12. I'm going to stop taking that mixed caltrate.

Excellent. I shall look into the test. I am taking 2000iu only and then I take this Caltrate plus stuff. It is 600mg calcium, 800iu D3, 20mcg K1 (never heard of that one), 50mg magnessium, 7.5 mg zinc, 1 mg copper, 1.8 mg mananese. Holy smokes that a lot. Maybe I should stop taking the Caltrate and ...

Hi Gabes, I have been taking vitamin D every day and now am taking Vitamin D3 with Calcium. I have never had my levels checked. How would one check your vitamin and mineral levels? I actually have no idea what I am deficient in except vitamin B12, which came back on blood work several months ago. I'...

I have thought about other eggs and am going to look into where I may find goose eggs around here:) As for the endocort unfortunately I have been on them my maximum time and have to come off. They were working but as soon as I reduced my dose the issues started back up. As for the pepto, I'm concern...