MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi. Has anyone tried Welchol for the diarrhea? My doctor just prescribed it but from reading the side effects I am a bit worried. Does anyone have any personal experience? Any side effects or success? I was using Apriso and Lomotil which are not perfect but are better than not using anything. Thank ...

Barbara and others, I am so sorry for your losses of loved ones and the fact that it takes the joy away from the season for you. I am Jewish, never had a Christmas tree till I met my (now) husband. But there has always been something about this season that I love, eventhough I never celebrated Chris...

Hi Gloria, The wedding was wonderful, it was in our yard in July on a beautiful day. The garden was in bloom, the sky was blue, it was great. My sister just sent me the apple cure but I figure it is worth a try. Medication has not worked and I had bad side effects from entocort. Apriso also does not...

Here is a treatment that my sister who is an acupuncturist and chinese herb practitoner sent me (she has a 4 year degree in acupuncture and chinese medicine and herbs and was on the Arizona Acupuncture Accrediation Board). She says to cut an apple into 4 to 8 slices and boil for 4 to 5 minutes. Allo...

Read this exciting article about how chemicals in apple peels prevented colitis in mice. I really want to know what people think about this.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 100455.htm

Hi. I was on entocort for about 9 months and while it did help control my symptoms i had bad side effects. I gained a lot of weight in my stomach, and my face got very swollen. My doctor said I had to get off entocort (which i wanted to do) and said I should try Apriso. This was about 2 months ago a...

HI Sara,
Thanks for the website! Interesting about Chelsea Clinton's cake, I am sure hers was wonderful.
We are going to try a sample of the cake before we decide to buy it for our wedding, but I am going to look through the website you sent first.
Thanks!

Tex, Thanks for the advice about fish oil, I did not know it could cause "D", as could the pro-biotics. That is very interesting and I will definitely keep that in mind. GF is going to be a work in progress, i am new at it and will probably make some mistakes. I am trying though, even if I...

Hi. I have not been around this forum much lately so I dont know all the specifics of the loved one you lost. But, I know that you have always been kind to me when I come on this forum and ask for advice. I am so sorry you lost a loved one and I do know how painful that can be. You seem like a very ...

Hi. As I have posted a few times lately, I have decided to start a gluten free diet so I can hopefully get off of entocort. It is a lot of work trying to figure out what I can or cannot eat. I am very lucky that my fiancee (we are getting married July 16th) is very supportive. He is willing to eat w...

What sweet messages from everyone. Thank you!! My fiancee is taking me out for a special birthday dinner tonite (eventhough my birthday was Wed.). He is outside right now rebuilding our raised garden beds for me so I can start planting soon. He is really a great guy and I am lucky to have him to sha...

Thanks to all for the advice, and to Gabes for the restaurant advice. It is all very complicated, it can be a full time job trying to figure out how to eat. Tex, I wanted to use natural thyroid and my Dr. said I could if the combination of synthroid and cytomel did not work. So far they seem to be w...

Hi Tex, I am hypothyroid, have been on thyroid meds for a few years. Like you, I was on Armour until they changed their formulation. It stopped working for me so my doctor put me on a combination of Synthoid(T4) and Cytomel(T3). My doctor checks my numbers reguraly and they seem to be in the normal ...

Sara, You are so right about the "fake" foods, I plan to eliminate them completely. I mostly eat whole foods but every now and then after a long day it is easy just to grill a "fake" chicken or burger. But no more. Joe, I remember you mentioning to me about the face and neck weig...

Thank you everyone! I am 54 today, seems like just yesterday I was 44.