MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

thanks Ant. yeah I was surprised when I got on the table and asked where the anesthesiologist was but it was just the nurse and my GI. wasn't thrilled but before I knew anything I was feeling woozy and then kind of out of it. It was very strange watching the monitor during the colonoscopy. I remembe...

yes thanks for that info Tex. I sleep on my back and my right side, so I will keep off the right side if I can. I hope this goes away, as it's very uncomfortable. I want to avoid PPI's if I can. My doctor told me take Maalox. I should have gone easy with my diet afterwards, but I was feeling so elat...

my first endoscopy I was completely sedated which I prefer. I have memory of this endoscopy which was not a pleasant feeling while it was happening. i felt some pain in the area that I am feeling pain in now. this leads to my question to those that have experienced terrible reflux after an endoscopy...

Just got back from the City at New York Presb Hospital. The colonoscopy/endoscopy went well. My doctor said my colon looked very healthy, but have to wait to see if there is any MC. she doubts it though. Surprised that i was not asleep like my endoscopy last year. I actually watched her do the colon...

Well it's 5am and I am preparing to go for my first colonoscopy. I got through the Half Lytely surprisingly well despite being a bit sore. I know that many here have been through this more than once. But at 49 I know it's the best thing to do. I am going in for the ultimate spa treatment with an end...

sorry to sound negative Ziz about a favorite meal. I am not saying it cannot be done. It also depends on how sensitive you are. According to what I have read, a celiac can get damage to the small intestine with just an 1/8th of a gram of gluten. If you are not celiac but just gluten-sensitive, it ma...

Hi Zizzle, After several attempts at asking the chef to change his gloves and place clean saran wrap over the bamboo mats I just have given up on eating sushi out. There is just too much risk for cc and I am celiac so I cant take that risk. You have to assume that gluten is all over every surface in...

Just to prove your point Sara/Tex. Back in the late 90's a friend was going on Atkins, so I decided I wanted to bring my cholesterol down from 265 and an LDL reading of 169. I went on a low carb- lean protein and vegetable diet for 8 months. I didn't do the whole atkins thing, just modified it so th...

thank you Tex and Sarkin for the great feedback. just to clarify, I was diagnosed celiac, Marsh III level 1 in April of 2010. My tTg was 51 and the Iga and Igg were way higher. My ttg have come down dramatically since commencing the gluten free diet. My Iga readings have steadily come down but are s...

My FM doctor recently did a CDSA and I got my results today, if anyone wants to comment: First, at the Macroscopic level it was Negative for Mucus and Occult Blood (that has to be good, yes?) Immunology: Fecal Lactoferrin Negative (good, yes?) Bile Acids: No measurable amounts. Nada, zip, zero, no r...

yes thanks. but its like that joke about how many electricians does it take to screw in a light bulb kinda thing, you know? I don't want to have to
seek proper care from several doctors to get proper and comprehensive care...

thanks Tex. In fact, I have never told anyone this till now, but when I went for a follow up visit after my initial dx, and while I was waiting for over an hour to see the doc, I was offered some grilled chicken, which I assumed was gluten free because I was at a celiac specialists office, and I wou...

I have been taking a dose of pepto from time to time. constant reflux lately so the pepto helps that as well. I am going to a new GI on Monday. I have been going to a celiac doctor and I am just feeling that my complaints have gone unheard by my current doc. My doc suggested last year that I might h...

My ct scan concluded that the wall thickening was "most consistent with diffuse colitis", which is basically what Tex is saying - inflammation. From all that I have gathered so far I might have created the perfect storm of drug induced MC by simultaneously taking PPI, NSAID, and SSRI. WOW....

not sure what the mast cells are yet. thanks for your feedback. I took a shot of pepto bismal last night and I had just 2 semi normal visits to the jon today so perhaps my flare is quieting down thank God. I wanted to try an anti-histamine when I was first dx'd last year but no doctor seemed to thin...