MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

As message to my brother and sister colitis sufferers: if you are on the Microscopic Colitis Foundation website, you are in the right place. Six years ago, I got a surprising and scary diagnosis: collagenous colitis, brought on by medication (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories). I had the usual conve...

Thanks Tex!

Best,
Lisa

Greetings MC Friends! I have been going through a Colitis flare up, and feel I have moved from flare up to recovery. It has been about 6 weeks since my last gluten. I took Budesonide for about a week, but it made me constipated so I tapered off and have been better managing just with diet since then...

Thanks Gabes! Today I plan to reduce my Budesonide to 3 MG - I am still constipated even with the gentle nudges toward movement. One question I can't figure out - I know weight loss is related to malabsorption - as long as my intestines are inflamed, I won't be getting the most out of my food. If I ...

Thank you so much Tex, I so appreciate your guidance!
Grateful,
Lisa

Good Wednesday morning, I am starting to feel a little stronger, thankfully! But I am still struggling with C. When I started the Budesonide, I went from multiple D per day to nothing for 3 days. Then I tried Gabes' suggestion of reducing Budesonide to 6 MG per day, and adding fat, apple, magnesium,...

Thanks Tex, Got it! I have upped my Magnesium and D3. I will continue to be patient.
Best,
Lisa

Greetings Friends, First, thanks to Gabes for advice on dealing with C - I added some fatty meat (bacon, yum!), some well cooked veggies (carrots & beets), a bit of apple, and magnesium spray. Within 2 days, I had some action - not the coveted brown banana, but not WD either. Somewhere in betwee...

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Greetings Friends, I have been on Budesonide for 3 days, and gotten a lot of good info from this Forum. Today I added some fatty meat and apple into my diet, thanks to a suggestion by Gabes. I have been feeling dizzy lately, and have ruled out dehydration and low sodium. It feels like low blood suga...

Thanks Gabes! I will try these things. If I have success, should I stay on the 6 MG of Budesonide per day, or go back up to the 9 MG day. I didn't know you could get magnesium in a spray form, I will look for it.

Thanks again,
Lisa

Greetings MC Friends, Once again I am so grateful to have this community of people who have gone through, grappled with, and been frustrated by, the very same issues as me. What a relief to find I am not alone in this process! I just started a course of Budesonide 3 days ago, and immediately went fr...

Thanks, Tex, for getting back so quickly! And for not dumbing it down - what you said made sense and was very helpful for my understanding. Keep up this great work!

Best,
Lisa

Greetings Again, I have some follow up questions as I continue to weigh the pros and cons of taking Budesonide. Tex, in your last post, you said gluten has a 120 day half life. Does that mean after 120 days half of the gluten is gone? And does it follow that it's not all gone until 240 days have pas...

Greetings Tex, and thank you so much for your prompt (second) reply to my question! Yes, the issues are confusing, but you are a beacon of clarity to me as I sort through what to do. I just read about Balanced Electrolyte Concentrate elsewhere in this Forum, and will incorporate that. I can be patie...