MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi everyone! I'm Phen. I've been on and off of this forum for many years now, and it's helped me tremendously during my toughest moments with Collagenous Colitis. I'm not the most avid poster, but I've relied to this site countless times while in distress — usually while on the toilet. LOL. Tex's bo...

Hi all, After my abscess drainage last year, I recently noticed a lot of discomfort in my rear once again. My GI labeled it as Proctitis initially, but an MRI reveals a 2.5 cm intersphincteric perianal fistula. I’ve got an appointment on Friday with one surgeon, and I’m making an appointment with th...

Hey Grahm,

I appreciate the kind thoughts. I'm hopeful that I will figure this out! :D

Hi everyone! A few months ago, I posted about my issues with a perianal abscess and my GI doctors who insisted I had Crohn’s on top of my CC. Well, it’s been a while, and I don’t have Crohn’s—as expected. I never thought I did. I got a colonoscopy last month. My new GI said my CC is now considered “...

Thank you, both. I appreciate the support. I’ve got a new doctor in mind and am going to call and schedule an appointment with him. He’s a little booked out, which is inconvenient considering I just had surgery and wanted someone sooner, but I think this is the best-case scenario. I can only do my b...

Hi Linda, I think all of our bodies are a little different, but I use psyllium daily in capsule form. I also bake with it as my primary binder; so I eat it as well. I notice it helps firm up my stool if my gut is calm, but if I have a reaction to food I’m eating (or a flare up), it doesn’t hold up w...

Howdy! I eat a lot of pickled foods myself and notice an improvement in my own health, but I do have a small bacterial infection in my microbiome. Serratia marcescens is present in my gut, and since I'm unable to have a type of antibiotic that kills it off, I eat a lot of probiotic rich foods. I enj...

Hi all, I've been a member here for years; I mostly just browse other people's posts. I deal with CC and manage it quite well, but I recently developed a perianal abscess. At first they thought it was hemorrhoids, then proctaglia fugax, and finally landed on the abscess. I just had it removed last S...

Thank you so much, Marcia. I appreciate your kind words. I’m doing much better now. Three days post-op and not in as much pain.

Hey folks. I posted on here a couple days ago about being diagnosed with Proctalgia fugax, but it appears what I actually have is a perianal abscess. I’m getting it removed this morning, but I’m curious to know how many others have had this and if you have any tips for post-op care/cleaning the area...

Hi all. I’ve been on a good kick for a while with my CC, but Saturday morning I’ve noticed an intense pain in my anal canal. I went to urgent care with the thought that I might have hemorrhoids, and I received a prostate exam where they said everything checks out ok except I may have something calle...

Hi all! Not sure if I should be worried. I got my bloodwork done about two weeks ago, and my doctor said everything looks really good. I viewed my charts and everything was normal, except for my White Blood Cell count. It just said low, but I'm not sure what that means, or if it's common with Collag...

Hey all, I finally was able to take (pay for) the Entero Lab test, and my results weren't that surprising, considering I have a rough idea of what my body doesn't like. However, I do have a few questions that Google isn't helping me answer. Apart from gluten and dairy, my results tell me that ovalbu...

Hi everyone, I was just sent an article regarding this gluten tester named Nima. It looks pretty cool. You simply take a small amount of food and put it into a disposable cup for the tester, which then determines if it contains any gluten. Although I do eat mainly whole foods, but I can see this com...

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some new baking ideas and I keep seeing recommendations for psyllium husk in baking without gluten. I personally am very opposed to xanthan gum, acacia gum, guar gum, or anything like them because they've always given me a bad time, but I'd love to know your opinions on...