MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi everybody, Paul here, again, finally! My computer died and I had to get another and, of course, I lost all the stored passwords. I took me forever to come up with the right combination of User name and password for Charlene. (I wrote it down this time!) Charlene's WD has really taken off the last...

Paul here - done on behalf of Charlene

Paul Here - I was really glad to hear about that magnesium deficiency as it relates to leg cramps. I was having them every night. Charlene was taking magnesium, of course, but I wasn't. Since I started taking the magnesium also, the cramps have magically disappeared!

Paul here - Charlene is recovering from her flare up during the holidays. We had three family members here for 10 days. It was a wonderful visit but the stress (I'm sure) caused the flare up. Yes, the diet can seem very boring. I do the diet with Charlene because I just can't make two separate meals...

Paul here - Our tradition for New Years Eve is also black eyed peas, but Charlene can't eat them, so.... I cast a spell on the white rice and made it think it was a black eyed pea. The spell is (While waving your hands over the bowl) say "You were born rice, you were raised rice, but now you ar...

She does seem to be getting better. No "accidents" yesterday and only one BM and that one was about a Bristol 6. I think she will be back on track in a few days. Glad to gotten your advice! Thanks

Thanks, Tex. I appreciate your insight. I will wait a couple or three days and see how it goes. She only had one "accident" today, so maybe she's getting out of it. The pepper was whole pepper corns that I ground in a pepper grinder. I really appreciate all the help and support I get on th...

Paul here, Charlene is experiencing a flare up, Norman left and the WD is back. Three "accidents" today. Don't know why. The only change I've to her diet is putting a little black pepper on her eggs in the morning (she seems to tolerate eggs very well). She has been completely off of the B...

Thanks, Tex - I'll wait a while before I start re-introducing foods. I and She just get a bit impatient!

Hi everybody, Paul here; It's been a while since I posted anything and thought I would give an update on Charlene's progress and also get some more advice. As a refresher, She began having symptoms last spring and was finally diagnosed with CC in early August. The GI doctor prescribed the Budesenide...

Paul here, thanks again Carol. Yes, I know how important it is to remember to take care of myself, if I don't, I can't take care of Charlene. She's doing pretty good, her BM's are firming back up now and I'm weaning her down from the Budesanide to see how she does.

Paul here - Thanks Carol, Yes, I was able to get her home Friday and begin to feed her right again. The poor guy in charge of food services tried so hard, but he just couldn't get the job done because he didn't understand her diet. She quite weak and has some confusion, but I think with physical and...

Hi, Paul Here, Sorry to bust in on your journal, but it is the best topic I could find and I just need to vent to people who understand. Charlene took a really bad fall about 3 weeks ago. She Broke 4 ribs and bruised a lung that then filled with fluid. They transferred her to a level 1 trauma hospit...

Thanks, Tex, you confirmed my thoughts both on the Budesonide and the grill oil! Hey! Maybe I'm getting a handle on this stuff.
Paul

Paul here: Charlene had an appointment with her GI doc this morning for follow-up. He asked about her stool and I told him she no longer has "accidents" and her stool is regularly a 3 or 4 on the Bristol Stool Chart. She has been on Budesonide for 4 weeks. The GI doc said to start tapering...