MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Sheila, Because my husband goes to Hondurus on a medical mission every year, the first thing we thought of was giardia. Many stools were examined for giardia and similar "bugs." He did have antibiotics for the staph lesion last January and we suspected his good bacteria were depleted. He t...

Jan, It sounds as though you have reacted to the course of treatment similarly to my husband. That gives me comfort that what the docs are doing is what needs to be done. I know that Prednisone is strong medicine and that he can't stay on it forever, although we do have friends and family who are on...

Tex, Unfortunately, he has been on Entocort and it didn't get the job done. I know that Prednisone is a potent steroid and I believe he was put on it as a last-ditch measure. The docs did ask about the coincidence of the staph and starting the prednisone. It really has become a balancing act: the Be...

Karen and Tex, Thanks so much for replying to my question. My husband is back in the hospital but this time the doctors seem to be all working together. He's scheduled for surgery on the staph lesions tomorrow but his potassium is so low that it may be next week before it's high enough for an operat...

Has anyone had a relation between staph infection and microscopic colitis? My husband has been diagnosed with MC; however he had a staph infection last January, which was treated. We took him back to the hospital yesterday and noticed staph boils all over his body. Apparently he has reinfected himse...