Hello everyone
I have had problems with very watery stools so had a colonoscopy, they did not find anything but took a couple of biopsies, they came back and my GP said I had minor microscopic colitis and just basically bypassed this. I have stopped drinking drinks containing caffeine with a fairly good result, I still get loads of gas but I can handle that. My question is can mc affect the gullet and mouth? this morning I couldn't even swallow my tablets, had to break them in half, also my mouth really hurts with lumps and bumps all over, it was so bad I had some bio yoghurt and that has reduced the swelling a bit. I often have had this in the past and both the doctors and dentist don't know what it is. Has anyone any ideas?
Sore lumpy/swollen mouth
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Hi,
Welcome to the board. Yes, mouth issues are very common with MC. This disease can affect any part of the digestive system, from mouth to anus.
Please note that your GP doesn't know what she or he is talking about. If you had watery stools and other symptoms (such as mouth sores), you do not have "minor" MC — you have common MC, and like any other inflammatory bowel disease, common MC is a serious disease that requires serious treatment.
Your mouth symptoms are caused by something in your diet that is triggering a mast cell reaction, and the mast cell reaction produces massive inflammation. It's possible that a daily antihistamine might reduce your mouth symptoms.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
Welcome to the board. Yes, mouth issues are very common with MC. This disease can affect any part of the digestive system, from mouth to anus.
Please note that your GP doesn't know what she or he is talking about. If you had watery stools and other symptoms (such as mouth sores), you do not have "minor" MC — you have common MC, and like any other inflammatory bowel disease, common MC is a serious disease that requires serious treatment.
Your mouth symptoms are caused by something in your diet that is triggering a mast cell reaction, and the mast cell reaction produces massive inflammation. It's possible that a daily antihistamine might reduce your mouth symptoms.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
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.
Hi everyone,
Sorry for not getting back to say thanks. I have taken some antihistamines and they are working a treat. I haven't been too well, I will give you a brief history.......are you ready
first of all about twenty or more years ago was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, then nine years ago I had to have my left leg amputated below my knee due to diabetes, year after had my right leg off at the same place also due to diabetes. I could walk well without sticks etc but not for too far. then a year ago I had a mild stroke, this has left me with a slightly weak/imobile left hand (thank god I am right handed). all this on top of my suspected mc. Then a few weeks ago I had a blood test and found that my LFT's are out of sorts so have to havre a liver scan. then to top it all off I have a cataract on both eyes, which I am planned to have the worst on removed at the end of march. Is there much more can go wrong?
Hope you are all well.
Sorry for not getting back to say thanks. I have taken some antihistamines and they are working a treat. I haven't been too well, I will give you a brief history.......are you ready
first of all about twenty or more years ago was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, then nine years ago I had to have my left leg amputated below my knee due to diabetes, year after had my right leg off at the same place also due to diabetes. I could walk well without sticks etc but not for too far. then a year ago I had a mild stroke, this has left me with a slightly weak/imobile left hand (thank god I am right handed). all this on top of my suspected mc. Then a few weeks ago I had a blood test and found that my LFT's are out of sorts so have to havre a liver scan. then to top it all off I have a cataract on both eyes, which I am planned to have the worst on removed at the end of march. Is there much more can go wrong? Hope you are all well.
I forgot to mention that I have a constant sore throat and various lumps and sores and bumps in my mouth and throat too. It's very annoying and I haven't yet found a way to get rid of this problem.
Leni
Diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis and IgA deficiency on 1/21/13.
Anything is possible one day at a time!
Diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis and IgA deficiency on 1/21/13.
Anything is possible one day at a time!
Been confirmed as a MC sufferer
Hi everyone,
Yesterday I went to see a dietician and she confirmed that I do have mc. She has put me on a low fiber diet which I doubt will work so I am gonna start weeding out gluten my self to try and start healing my insides. I feel so low, with all my other problems to cope with as well. with me having diabetes it is going to be extra hard for example to avoid sweetners but I cannot have sugar.
I know in time I will get used to it but at the moment don't feel like eating or doing anything.
Ian
(sorry for twisting)
Yesterday I went to see a dietician and she confirmed that I do have mc. She has put me on a low fiber diet which I doubt will work so I am gonna start weeding out gluten my self to try and start healing my insides. I feel so low, with all my other problems to cope with as well. with me having diabetes it is going to be extra hard for example to avoid sweetners but I cannot have sugar.
I know in time I will get used to it but at the moment don't feel like eating or doing anything.
Ian
(sorry for twisting)
Hi Ian,
The diet seems tough at first, but it gets easier as you get used to it, and as you begin to see results and you start feeling better, you will see that it is well worth the effort, for the benefits that it brings.
Did you know that untreated gluten sensitivity has been shown to be associated with the development of diabetes, MS, hypothyroidism, and a bunch of other autoimmune diseases? In fact, there is good reason to suspect that gluten sensitivity may be associated with virtually all autoimmune diseases.
The problem is that the medical community continues to refuse to recognize that connection. Eventually, they will be forced to correct their mistaken approach to treating autoimmune diseases, but I'm sure that won't happen anytime soon.
Tex
The diet seems tough at first, but it gets easier as you get used to it, and as you begin to see results and you start feeling better, you will see that it is well worth the effort, for the benefits that it brings.
Did you know that untreated gluten sensitivity has been shown to be associated with the development of diabetes, MS, hypothyroidism, and a bunch of other autoimmune diseases? In fact, there is good reason to suspect that gluten sensitivity may be associated with virtually all autoimmune diseases.
The problem is that the medical community continues to refuse to recognize that connection. Eventually, they will be forced to correct their mistaken approach to treating autoimmune diseases, but I'm sure that won't happen anytime soon.
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.