New Member-Interested on ages of those diagnosed

[Julie]

Hi

I forgot to mention that I was diagnosed with LC.

Is there a difference in symptoms with CC ?

Grts

Julie

[Jody bee]

I never had any sort of GI issues that I can recall until the past year. I'm 55 and just dx'd in May after a few months of constant diarrhea that then became explosive WD and all day long even if I didn't eat.

I've always had fatigue, brain fog and depression though as far back as I can remember. I just thought that was the way I was and trudged along.

I suppose MC may, in the end, be a good dx for me as it's forced me to change my diet drastically and perhaps slow the damage I've been doing all these years.

Julie, I would hope that attention to your diet at your young age would lessen the damage for you as you age. But, I'm new at all this so I'm just guessing.

[ldubois7]

I was 52 when I was diagnosed with LC. That was Oct. of 2012. I had a hysterectomy about 6 years ago. I took a lot of ibuprofen because of painful cramps during menstruation in my life. I also ate too much sugar and bread...they were staples in my life. I had a serious bacterial infection that required strong antibiotics, and then battled candida about 3 years ago.

I think all of that contributed to my LC.

[tex]

Are my symptoms going to get worse with aging?

As long as you are careful with your diet, you should be fine. People who have food sensitivities but don't change their diet, tend to develop additional autoimmune diseases as they age.

Tex

[Trish RN]

Hi Dariquin,
I was diagnosed Dec. 2012 at the age of 58 with CC. I had contracted C-diff in 2004 and was hospitalized for it. I think that may have triggered something in my gut.
Hope this info helps!
~Trish

[Julie]

Hi Tex,

Thanks for the reply. I'm doing my diet and I feel great !

Grts

Julie

[Thumbs]

I was diagnosed around my 39th birthday with CC. No prior symptoms except occasional large movements around my period. I was diagnosed 6 weeks after it started. Currently taking Entocort and trying hard on my diet.

[Leah]

Welcome!
I was dx at age 50, but had IBS type symptoms for years prior. The antibiotics you took after your surgery could have started the MC. read as much as you can here. You might want to buy Tex's book. Just click on it in the upper right hand corner to get to amazon. it's full of very helpful info.

As you will read, diet is crucial to healing. We all are different in all of our food intolerances, but there are common ones. ...GLUTEN, dairy, soy and eggs. If you can afford it, there is a lab called Enterolab that you can send a stool sample to to find out your major intolerances. Google them.

There are also foods that I call "aggravators" that should be avoided when you are first trying to heal like RAW fruits and veggies, salads, beans and legumes ( fiber), too much sugar, maybe caffeine, acid foods like tomatoes, and spicy foods. you can test these foods back in after you have had significant healing.

Also, don't expect your doctors to know much about the connection between food and this disease..... nor the connection between whats causing this autoimmune and what it could be doing to the rest of your body.

Good luck and keep us posted. Ask anything
Leah

[dfpowell]

I was diagnosed at age 59 but had symptoms for about 10 years prior to the diagnosis. It was not until I changed my diet, currently GF,SF,CF, grain free and eggs only for cooking, that I got my symptoms under control. Also, recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism.

[christymk]

I've noticed that the 30-something and younger crowd tend to be diagnosed with LC (like me), and not CC. I wonder if it'll evolve into CC as we age?
I notice this group also tends to have other prominent autoimmune issues too. Is LC more closely tied to autoimmunity?

I was diagnosed with CC at age 34. I had symptoms for about 10 years prior to being diagnosed. I am now 37.

I was put on Asacol about 10 years ago (at that time a doctor told me he thought I had proctitis) and had a horrible experience where my D became worse (I couldn't believe it was possible!) and I ended up in the hospital.

I am in remission on diet alone right now so please take the advice of everyone here!

[OttawaGrl]

I was diagnosed last year with LC at the age of 32. I have suffered with symptoms my whole life. I have changed my diet completely and am doing a lot better. I feel like I have control over my life again!

[lorimoose]

I was diagnosed in May 2013, at age 55, although I was struggling since February. I have had many digestive issues over th last 10 years, starting with gall bladder, and then stomach cancer 6 years ago...so it took a while to diagnose, because they were ruling out more likely causes.

I tried lialda for 2 months until it stopped working, and now I am on entocort and diet with good relief.

Warmly,
Lori

[Pebbledash]

Male: Diagnosed at 46, 6 months or so after being diagnosed with Celiacs, when, even after months of going GF, symptoms didn't heal (actually got might have got worse, if anything).

Diagnosed with Addison's disease (another auto-immune disorder) at 28 years.

[JLH]

LC diagnosed in my late 60's.

[Gloria]

LC diagnosed in my early 60's.

Gloria