MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thank you for your reply. It's so helpful having this site. I appreciate your help. I will plod on and try to make safe food choices. We leave in 3 weeks for Portugal and Morocco. I hope there is plain rice offered since that will be my staple!

I have been gluten, dairy and egg free for about 2 weeks. I have done this in order to hopefully prevent another MC flare. I have noticed I am extremely gassy!!! Is this normal and what would be the cause?

I just read Gabes reply. I somehow missed it. I am not taking magnesium but will start. I appreciate your advice about the upcoming vacation. I have always been quite healthy so this diagnosis has put me in a bit of depression. It's hard to adapt to a different way of eating and food is such a big p...

Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate this site so much. I am still wondering what is causing the cycle of diarrhea that I am having. I will have 3 days of no bowel movement followed by 1 day of having to go 20 times until there is nothing left. I am hoping to be very vigilant about my diet. We h...

Thank you for your reply. When I thought I was in remission, I ate almost any food including products with gluten. I am now gluten free since I have relapsed. I am guessing the best thing would be to stay gluten free from now on. My stress is quite high because I am worrying about our upcoming vacat...

I was diagnosed with MC in January 2022. I tackled my symptoms ( extreme diarrhea, incontinence) by being very cautious about what I ate (gluten free, yams, potatoes, rice, bone broth...). When my symptoms subsided I basically ate almost any food. Now I am in an awful flare again and am extremely di...