MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Tex, I always appreciate your input. Thank you!

Hello! I'm traveling and cannot find my safe frozen hash browns by Mr. Dell's. Everything has dextrose! Given that it is a small amount, might it be ok for short-term use? I am sensitive to corn... Speaking of corn, my doc wants me to use XLear which contains xylitol, which is derived from corn as w...

Hi all! I recently started both LDN and cholestyramine and both have helped, I'm happy to say. I'd used cholestyramine years ago when I was first diagnosed and didn't have adverse effects, and honestly can't remember why I stopped. At any rate, a couple months ago I went to a functional med doc beca...

Soy is everywhere, but I am diligent about labels and cook or bake almost everything I eat from scratch. I don’t think I’m getting any, including in body care products, but Kelly will have store-bought GF bread toasted in our shared toaster. Since I don’t eat the bread, I have sometimes bought a bra...

Brandy, thanks for chiming in! That’s what I was hoping on the dairy. ????

I’m sorta hoping you all think it’s safe for him to stay with the same granola but it would also be nice to say my home is a completely GF zone...

On this same topic, what are your feelings on us sharing an Instant Pot? He uses for homemade yogurt, I use for bone broth. OK? Thanks!

Hi everyone, my house is 99.8% gluten free; the only thing that I know contains it is the granola my husband uses daily, but it's not dusty so I don't think it's possible that I'm inhaling it, do you? He also eats a ton of yogurt and cheese, but am I correct that cross-contamination with casein is n...

Hello! My Health Consultant is speaking at a free online health summit for people with chronic illness. You can access interviews with 60 different consultants here https://how-to-thrive-with-chronic-illness.heysummit.com/ and if you sign up by July 10, there is no deadline for when to watch them. A...

Very helpful, Tex, and I appreciate the reminder that remission and recovery have different allowances. I keep wanting to jump straight to remission! :)

I'm wondering about hyaluronic acid (in a serum for my face) and colitis. I found an article here https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijcb/2015/481301/ but it's too technical for me. Does anyone have thoughts on whether this serum used on my face could be causing more inflammation than benefit? Should ...

Wow. I am so careful with what I consume and use on my body anymore, and I'd researched before I did it, but I sure wish I'd posted here before I used them. I am absolutely not going to use them again. I am also going to increase the budesonide to one a day (I had been doing e/o day for a few weeks)...

Hello! I am wondering if the tooth whitening strips I got at the dentist have put me into a mini-flare. The brand is Sheer White and here is the link - https://caogroup.com/products/sheer-white-take-home-intro-kit?_pos=2&_sid=e5a484ccd&_ss=r. They use Carbamide Peroxide but I cannot find any...

Daba, my counselor suggested checking with pain clinics nearby for word-of-mouth recommendations. She doesn't know anyone in your area, unfortunately, and is booked up.

Tex and Brandy, thank you - that's high praise coming from two experts who have helped me so much! Daba, I've asked my counselor if she has a colleague in your area or if she could see you electronically and I'll let you know. I would caution you putting too much stock in the nutritionist, simply be...

Hi Daba, short answer: YES. I saw your other post about depression tapering off Budesonide, and since you mention seeing a mental health professional here, I wanted to strongly encourage that. I went into a major depressive episode all last year, as I got sicker and sicker, and ultimately closer and...