MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

thanks everyone for the good advice. After I posted this message I had called doc #3 in to see if I could get my appointment moved up. The office manager found out that I was getting a second (actually 3rd, but I didn't tell her that) opinion and told me that doctor didn't do second opinions as a co...

Hi, I wanted to give an update as to where I am at and see if anyone has any advice. I have col. colitis (diagnosed end of July). I take 8 pepto pills a day. the pepto seems to be a bandaid, working enough to prevent diarreah but still have bloating, some pain, frequent bm's. Since first of July I h...

Thanks as always for the awesome info. I am going to my doc on tues and I am going to discuss this asacol with her. It appears to me from what I am reading that maybe entcort should be discissed with her. I have already tried the pepto and endocort is next in line on your info. My question is what t...

You said that steamed green vegetables could be added. What would be the best ones to start with. Would spinach work.

Hi! My doctor just prescribed asacol for my col colitis. I just did 8 weeks of pepto and it did not work. I just also started gluten free. Right now i am pretty miserable. I believe that one of the main reasons I developed mc is due to the fact that my doc prescribed six months of aleve and then a p...

Hi all! I have MC and I started gluten free on Sunday. On tues I decided to do dairy free also and subbed in almond milk. Yesterday I had two glasses of vanilla almond milk and i got a little bit of diarreah last night. I I really haven't had much diarreah since I am now on pepto. Has anyone else no...

Hi, I am newly diagnosed (end of July) and I have been thinking about acupuncture a lot as an option. I went on vacation in June with my husband, and at that point I had been having a lot of diarreah, etc, but it had not yet reached crisis point. We went and got massages, and the man that did my mas...

Again, thank you everyone for your help. I woke up yesterday morning, feeling so crummy, and got the courage to go to this support group and post. By the time I went to bed last night I had more info in 12 hours than I have received in 6 months from my doctors. I have a few more questions if anyone ...

Thank you everyone! I have been reading the posts all afternoon and it has really given me some hope and an action plan. I appreciate all of the insight. After reading the posts, I have some more questions: 1) I am going to try gluten free immediately! Several people have recommended dairy free also...

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Hi Tex - thank you for the response. I am having a hard time figuring out how to respond to a reply. Are only you getting this or is everyone seeing it? Please advise and then I have more questions! Everyone is making me feel so much better already.

Hi, I am a 42 year old woman and I have collagenous colitis. I got diagnosed the end of July. I am so glad I found this website, and I would like to tell you about my history and see if anyone can help me. I have always been a really healthy person, no allergies or problems, etc. I have been so frus...

Hi, I am brand new to this site and have been struggling with collagenous colitis for six months. What is an MRT test? Does any dietician do it?