MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Joan, I developed a similar symptom to you about 9 days ago. Considerable itching accompanied by small colorless bumps on my skin (although not everywhere). My itching is the most persistent along my scalp, and worse at night (early AM). The bumps have disappeared, but the itching continues. I start...

I'm definitely a liver and onions lover so I was pretty distraught about beef being off the menu. I have tried to find lamb liver but so far I have only found it online. Scared to pull the trigger on shipped meat.
John R.

Leena, When you say liver, do you mean beef liver? I noticed you had a 2+ on beef on your Enterolab scores, so beef liver is going to cause problems. I believe that I was exposed to gluten 4 1/2 months ago and the ability to digest carbs is only slowly returning. I can only eat about a third of a sw...

Leena, My staple is lamb (cuts, not ground). I eat it with as much fat attached as I can tolerate. I'll eat turkey if I can find it without preservatives and since my second Enterolab results showed no reaction to pork and tuna I have reintroduced pork in small amounts and infrequently. I also eat s...

Hello Leena, I scored 28 on the 11 antigenic foods with rice being a 1+. I tried to introduce jasmine rice and did well on it for almost 2 weeks and then I flared - over 5 weeks of WD (after I stopped the rice). I also gave up at eating at my sister's place for holidays - I bring my own food in my o...

Leena, I use Life Flo brand magnesium lotions and oils. There's also Ancient Minerals magnesium oil - don't know if they have magnesium lotion.

John R.

A couple of months prior to my initial MC flair I had balance problems and peripheral neuropathy (right arm and right leg would become numb and tingly). I went to my doctor about these problems, he had me checked for Multiple Sclerosis, which came out negative. My neurological symptoms cleared up wi...

I eat whole cuts of lamb (loin chops and shoulders). I used to eat ground lamb, but I think I got a cross-contaminated batch a little over a year ago, so I avoid ground meats now. Right now I cut the fat strips off of the lamb because my ability to digest fat is compromised. I inhaled some spackle t...

Hello onebigpill, I find that keeping it simple is the best route. My diet consists of lamb, turkey (without preservatives), sweet potatoes and water. I also made a mantra of Tex's quote "Eat to live, don't live to eat". The low variety route also makes it easier to track down the culprit ...

Hello Sharv, I had problems with oatmeal even before my initial flare started. Most people on this site have a reaction to dairy (including me) so the yogurt may be an issue. The tofu is fermented soy I believe, and soy can be a problem - although it's fermented in this case, so I don't know. If you...

Hi Elizabeth, sorry you are going through another flare. Your problem does sound like BAM but I would not dismiss the idea that it is one of your o.k. foods that is causing the flare, either from cross contamination or a new sensitivity. The "it's always been o.k. before" thought has gotte...

Hello Leena and welcome to the site. My impression on the squash (and other veggies) is that although you may not have an immune reaction to them, your ability to digest them is currently compromised. I would go with the couple of foods that don't cause diarrhea and stick to those for a few months, ...

Hi Dorothy, What are the ingredients in your protein drink? Seems like other people in this site have had problems with protein drinks, especially the commercially available ones. Also make sure to find out what ingredients are in these "cure ingredients" posted by Martin before you dive i...

Good morning Karen, Your list of foods that you react to looks the same as mine. I just eat lamb, turkey and sweet potatoes. I don't eat a lot of sweet potatoes - they don't cause a reaction, but they don't digest well when my gut is inflamed. My understanding about vegetables in general is that man...

Miley (Ann Marie?) I'm glad to hear you're doing better (and quickly too!). My undoing on two occasions has been trying to introduce supplements. I also had a problem with the xanthan gum contained in the Pepto Bismol liquid form. Target had run out of the Pepto lozenges, so I substituted with the l...