Is there a connection between y. enterocolitica and LC?
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Is there a connection between y. enterocolitica and LC?
I was diagnosed with LC in 2008, ruptured appendix in July 2012 and diagnosed with Graves' in August 2012. In doing some research on thyrotoxicosis (Graves') I found that there may be a connection to Graves and then saw that there is something called "para"appendicitis as a result of y. enterocolitica and then went looking to see if there is a connection between y. enterocolitica and LC. What I found was inconclusive and I knew if there was ever a place to come ask this, it would be here. Until today I was not aware of it and am hoping someone here is. This is the first thing I've ever run into that seems to incorporate all of my "malaise". Not that it really matters since, I'm pretty much stuck with them either way, but it did get me curious. Any help or insights would be grately appreciated. Thank you!
Hi,
I'm not familiar with that strain of bacteria, but in researching it, I see that part of the preferred treatment (doxycycline) is listed by many members here as the most likely cause of their MC. Perhaps we're blaming an innocent bystander, rather than the actual culprit.
Thyroid issues are closely connected with MC and other autoimmune-type diseases. According to our informal survey among members, here, we are approximately 7 times as likely to have thyroid problems as someone in the general population.
That's an extremely high correlation.
Tex
I'm not familiar with that strain of bacteria, but in researching it, I see that part of the preferred treatment (doxycycline) is listed by many members here as the most likely cause of their MC. Perhaps we're blaming an innocent bystander, rather than the actual culprit.
Thyroid issues are closely connected with MC and other autoimmune-type diseases. According to our informal survey among members, here, we are approximately 7 times as likely to have thyroid problems as someone in the general population.
That's an extremely high correlation.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.