You can believe whatever you want, and I realize how difficult it can be to believe a stranger, rather than to believe that the doctor that you might trust with your life, (and to whom you are willing to pay big bucks for advice), is absolutely wrong about something this basic, but we have several physicians on this board, and many nurses, and they are well aware of how food-sensitivities cause MC, and how changing their diet can control their symptoms. Can you guess how they know? They know, because they have MC, (and your doc does not), and by changing their diet, they were able to get their life back. Most doctors and nurses avoid taking drugs, when it's not necessary, and it's not necessary, to control MC, except in the most severe cases, where both diet changes and a medication are essential to maintain remission.Terri wrote:but it just does not seem plausible to me that food sensitivity is a widespread root cause of MC or the GI community would surely know about it.
Even the Mayo Clinic has recently become aware of how food-sensitivities affect MC, and they added this to their website:
Treatment for collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis often begins with lifestyle changes. In many cases, adjusting your diet will be enough to resolve your symptoms. If not, your doctor can suggest a number of effective medications for collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. In rare cases, surgery is necessary.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/collag ... is/DS00824
Your doctor has good intentions, but he's trying to treat MC using out-of-date knowledge, unfortunately. Many doctors don't trust anything that they read on the internet, and they advise their patients to stay off the internet, when looking for support and information on medical issues. Maybe your doctor doesn't even trust what the Mayo Clinic posts on the internet. Or maybe he just never even bothered to look. LOL.
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