MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Bev,

I also have terrible problems with inulin and prebiotics in general. Your explaination makes perfect sense Tex.

Love, Cristi

Hi Sylvia, Nothing better than having the "kids" home for a visit. I really admire how you are learning how to not be a perfectionist and not trying to control things out of your control. I know those are things I struggle to stop doing as well. I am the oldest child in my family and I won...

Hi, I agree that your story is pretty convincing. I am sorry for all you have been through. I also wonder if our threshold gets lower when we are physically compromised either from fungus, parasites or virus. Obviously we can't constantly be taking antibiotics so I am hoping herbs will keep mine in ...

Thank you Tex and Polly, Polly...are you still taking the custom probiotics? I was looking around for probiotics and found Natren Bifido Factor and it uses garbonzo bean extract in it's formula. I wonder if that is intentional given your discussion about lectins and how they adhere to the gut. Do yo...

Hi Friends, I started the herbal parasite medication yesterday and am already noticing less bloating and cramping. The herbs are as follows....artemesia annua, oil of oregano, garlic powder, black walnut, grapefruit seed extract, pumpkin seed, bromelain and papain. Way, way too soon to say...but a g...

Hi Tex, One of the things that helped my "IBS" symptoms was a cream that broke down some of the cortisol my body was making which in turn reduced my cramps. I was having a terrible time sleeping and dealing with daily pain which I think contributed to elevated cortisol levels. Inflammation...

Hi Polly, I first tested positive for trichuris or whipworm and took two rounds of mebendazole. Then I improved for a couple of months and then began coughing so that other people were commenting. It wasn't a cold and nothing came up and wasn't severe but it was not going away. It was interesting be...

Hi All, I am one of those who had gallbladder disease with no gallstones. I found out two years ago that I had parasites from a new kind of DNA stool test after testing negative numerous times to traditional stool tests. I took a double dose of the appropriate antibiotics at the time. Well, after my...

Hi Everyone, I am back and it went as well as I could have hoped. I went into surgery at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and was back at the hotel room by 3:30 pm. She went in laparascopically and found nothing at the appendix, C-section or hysterectomy sites which is where everyone expected. What they ...

Hi and Welcome, I actually live in Seattle area and have been to the IBS treatment center and met with Dr. Wangen. I completely agree with Tex. I was tested negative to gluten sensitivity by way of a blood test and went on to do the enterolab stool tests where I tested positive to gluten sensitivity...

I agree with Shirley. You are incredible. It takes such strength to choose to find the silver lining. I am so glad your recovery is going well.

Love, Cristi

Thanks for the good thoughts and encouragement Joanna and Connie. Thank you so much for sharing your story Connie. I first started suspecting adhesions after I read a book published by a mother whose daughter was dx with crohns and her struggle for 14 years to free her child from pain, dragging her ...

I am out of my league here, but I'll take a stab. I found an article on prevention of postsurgery-induced adhesions and they stated that if the antibiotic cefoxitin sodium were put into adhesion barriors that the incidence of adhesions dramatically dropped. They didn't know why but guessed that some...

Thanks for the sending the good thoughts my way Ant and Tex. I am getting my food in order to have my hubbie sneak in. My Mom says at their hospital no one sneaks ...there is always someone bringing in mcdonalds or milkshakes. I am soo sorry they brought you milk and a salad. It just blows my mind h...

Tex,

So glad you are home and I wish you the speediest recovery. Take good care of yourself. We have all missed to very much.

Love,
Cristi