MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Congratulations! I know your husband must be so excited. I was diagnosed with CC about 18 months after the birth of my first child who is now 7. I have a 30 month old now so I have experienced CC while pregnant. I waited to get pregnant until things were quiet on the MC homefront. I had completely e...

Hi Sara, I am a regular reader of the board but rarely post. I felt compelled to respond to your post. I was diagnosed with CC about five years ago and have been in remission for the last three and a half. I consider it remission but I have suffered from an occasional loose stool and tummy pains and...

Hello! I am in the midst of major shedding as well and it is driving me nuts!! My already fine hair is becoming thinner by the day. I actually have an appointment next week with a GYN who practices "functional medicine" and is known to be knowledgable about bioidentical hormones and food s...

Hi Abbey, I rarely post but am a daily reader of this wonderful forum. I too was diagnosed with MC/CC at age 31. I am now almost 36. My symptoms emerged seemingly out of nowhere about six months after the birth of my first child. The fatigue came first, then joint pains, then of course it progressed...

I was prescribed Pentasa when my MC flared during pregnancy last year this time. I think Pentasa is similar to Asacol, it is a mesalamine product. It worked well for me and I gradually tapered down to 1 a day. I didn't have success with Asacol when I was first diagnosed but that is probably because ...

Thanks for your input. I did not have a CBC at the same time. I had one back in October and my levels were slightly under the normal range (I can't remember the exact number). I had a follow up ANA which was negative and another CBC in December in which my levels were at the lowest end of normal. My...

The normal range is 70-400 so mine is a bit low.

Hello Friends. I have only posted once but read daily. I was diagnosed with CC in 2/06 at the age of 31. I am gluten, dairy, and soy free thanks to the input from this forum and a great functional medicine dr. As is seems we all have had, I have had many ups and downs the past several years. Most re...

Hello all, I have never posted before but felt compelled to respond to this post. I was diagnosed with cc in February 2006, 17 months after the birth of my first child. I didn't present any symptoms until about 8 months after I gave birth. After several rounds of entocort, I chose to get off what wa...