MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thanks to Polly, Tex, Kim and Ant for responding and sharing their experiences! Tex, I've seen you mention gluten crossing the blood/brain barrier before--do you mean gluten or the inflammatory agents like cytokines produced by the body's reaction to gluten? Thank you for sharing the very interestin...

Greetings to all: 3 weeks ago I had to go to the ER because of severe sudden onset vertigo and vomiting. After 3 days of testing, no diagnosis was given; however, last week I was told by a renown ear clinic that I had a virus which essentially killed all the function in one ear. Diagnosis: vestibula...

Thanks so much, Tex. I really did not know this. I'm off to do more research. I've gotten myself off Advil so I guess I can do Effexor too although I'm sure it will be no picnic.
--Darby

My apologies if this has been discussed (I'm a newby). Has anyone here had this problem? I've been taking a very low dose of Effexor XR (37.5mg) for about 12 years and it has worked fine for me. However, several months ago I started feeling like I hadn't taken it. I'd wake up in the middle of the ni...

Thanks to Tex, Gabes, Barbara, grannyh, ant and Harma for your kind responses to my questions. I'd like to add a couple things. I'm pretty sure that the only things I react to are gluten and oats (like Tex). Vinegar is another possibility as yet unconfirmed. When I say that I can't eat out in a rest...

Thanks to Tex, Gabes, Barbara, grannyh, ant and Harma for your kind responses to my questions. I'd like to add a couple things. I'm pretty sure that the only things I react to are gluten and oats (like Tex). Vinegar is another possibility as yet unconfirmed. When I say that I can't eat out in a rest...

Greetings to all from Sunny California! I've been on a six-year journey across potty-land and have ended up here. The question is: Am I in the right spot? The medical folks don't know but I'm betting the smart patients here do. I started off with noticeable reactions to eating gluten about six years...