MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Magnesium oil can make some skins tingle a bit by making your own, you can make a milder dose that you can use on thin skin areas To resolve my magnesium deficiency I had the magnesium oil in the toilet, I would spray the top of my legs and stomach each time I went to the toilet I also have a small ...

you can make your own

buy magnesium chloride in bulk (it is like course salt) , mix it into warm water, then pour this into jar / spray bottle
you can add your own moisturiser like coconut oil if you wish

When I do foot soaks, I use Magnesium chloride and coconut oil in the hot water

My observation after being part of this group for near 15 years, and being reliant on Functional Health for 10 years prior to my MC diagnosis. There is no MC guru per say. (Tex is the closest thing to a MC guru) MC is different to UC, Crohns etc and as per the various discussions here, what works fo...

Getting the results can be a shock at first and you are not the first. Regarding eating out - as we talk about in the guidelines to recovery section avoiding processed foods is the best way to managed MC. this applies at home and eating out. Eat out at places where you can get meat and cooked vegeta...

Australia had supply issues of Questran Lite for about 12 months (this ceased about 4 months ago) not sure what has happened in pharmaceutical world - in Australia at the moment there are 400 medications that are in short supply in last month there is a chronic shortage of IV saline fluids here in A...

to add to Tex's reply remove sugar and dairy from your diet are you taking Vit D3? or had your levels checked recently? Gargling with Liquid zinc on your throat may assist (https://www.ukri.org/news/zinc-shows-promise-as-surprising-emerging-treatment-for-thrush/#:~:text=In%20lab%20experiments%2C%20t...

Welcome to the group
sympathies on your diagnosis journey and unhelpful medications

keep reading - lots of valuable information on this site
be patient - healing takes time. there is no quick fix

any questions let us know

welcome my MC journey at one stage was constipation dominate, this was an indication of magnesium deficiency my MC safe suggestions for constipation increase water intake increase safe oils / fat intake (as you are vegan try coconut oil ) gentle fibre oral magnesium topical magnesium (lotions, spray...

Welcome to the group and sympathies for your diagnosis and having to find us stop, breathe. there is loads of information here that will help you For now I would avoid salads (fibre causes inflammation) in the guidelines to recovery section is the starting point for new people and if you browse thro...

Increase water intake increase healthy fat/oil intake gentle fibre ie peeled apple increase magnesium intake orally other than the water - take these changes gradually In early stages of my MC journey I was either Diarrhoea or Constipation. I now know that constipation was indicator of magnesium def...

Hugs for your frustration! this is a common part of the healing journey. We remove the 'major triggers' and then after a period of healing mild symptoms return and it all these 'little things' that are causing inflammation Prior to my MC diagnosis, I had weird keratitis that didnt respond to treatme...

Progress with research about Magnesium I am enthused that they are wanting to determine the optimal dietary intake. Co-author Professor Michael Fenech says chronic magnesium deficiency is likely to disrupt the body's ability to produce energy and power cells, causing accelerated tissue ageing and ma...

Great news

be patient - it can take 3-6 months to start to resolve key nutrient deficiencies and for the body to benefit from the diet changes and supplements
sometimes the improvements are so gradual we dont notice them

Happy Healing

Laurie if you use the search function you will see previous discussions about this topic My observation with anything like this after near 15 years of being part of this group something can be highly beneficial for one MC'er and then cause total chaos for another when it comes to medications or func...

John there is a recent article in the MC foundation newsletter that talks about airborne gluten particles if a MC'er is sharing a house with people using normal flour long story short yes - the airborne particles of the contents of the spackle can be the cause of issues keep in mind that there might...