MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I finished a course of Budesonide almost 2 weeks ago. So far I have remained LC symptom-free....fingers crossed. I hope I don't have to ever take it again (I know it's not a guarantee) I had side effects that were not listed on the literature. It raised my BP over 20 points. I am usually below norma...

UPDATE: Finished my Budesonide and happy to say that I have not had any LC symptoms for the last couple of weeks. I hope I never have to take this again (I know it's not a guarantee) because I had awful side effects from it. It raised my blood pressure over 20 pts. I am usually BELOW normal 116/78 b...

Hi Denise, Tests such as the celiac blood test that doctors use to screen for celiac disease, and EnteroLab uses to determine food sensitivities, are based on methods that detect elevated IgA antibody levels in samples. But some people (1 in 500) are incapable of producing normal amounts of Immunog...

Welcome Denise, Also remember you will need to address dietary needs during your Budesonide protocol, otherwise that medication will be all for not. So if you can afford it, try to do the Enterolab testing (cost is somewhere around $530 A1-C1 panel unless you are vegan/vegetarian then there is anot...

Welcome, Denise. I was biopsy diagnosed with LC on June 30, 2018, after being stricken out of the blue with incessant watery diarrhea on April 13. Prior to that, I had never had any GI problems in my 73 years. Two gastroenterologists I consulted recommended budesonide therapy. You should know that ...

HI, My name is Denise and I was diagnosed yesterday (1/7/19) with LC. I have always had bowl issues since my sophomore year in high school in the 80's. Back then they called it spastic colon. As the years went by it go worse. Unplanned urgent diarrhea kept me from doing many things that I loved. I h...