Another newbie with a story and some questions...

Feel free to discuss any topic of general interest, so long as nothing you post here is likely to be interpreted as insulting, and/or inflammatory, nor clearly designed to provoke any individual or group. Please be considerate of others feelings, and they will be considerate of yours.

Moderators: Rosie, Stanz, Jean, CAMary, moremuscle, JFR, Dee, xet, Peggy, Matthew, Gabes-Apg, grannyh, Gloria, Mars, starfire, Polly, Joefnh

User avatar
carolm
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 1346
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:27 pm
Location: Kansas City

Post by carolm »

Hi Portianna, My tests showed that I am intolerant to egg and sure enough my reaction to eggs was gurgling, cramping, and pencil thin stools followed by C (I am C prominent).
To follow up on what Tex was saying, reactions can vary within the same person. For example if I eat peanuts I will ache all over the next day. Soy will give me both body aches and digestive problems.

Glad you are doing better. The weakness is a very prominent and frustrating feature of MC.

take care,
Carol
“.... people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
User avatar
JFR
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 1394
Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:41 am

Post by JFR »

Eggs make me nauseous. It is the only food I am aware of which has nausea as the primary symptom. My primary problem has been D but alternating with C but with eggs it's nausea that predominates.

Jean
User avatar
nerdhume
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin
Posts: 676
Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:35 am
Contact:

Post by nerdhume »

Summer,
The head pain may be caused by dehydration which is very common with D. I had never been bothered by headaches before except the sinus ones and that pain would be localized in that area. Now when I have a headache the first thing I do is drink a glass of water. This also may help with leg cramps. I keep a bottle of water on my night stand in case I wake up with head or leg pain.
Theresa

MC and UC 2014
in remission since June 1, 2014

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. ~Jim Rohn
Skyward
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 58
Joined: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:33 am
Location: Indiana

Post by Skyward »

Portianna- I just came to this thread after reading your update you posted today (Dec 7, 2014) and I wanted to ask-

Is Messalazina a drug like Budesonide? Just a different name in Portugal? I have not heard of it.
User avatar
tex
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 35071
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 9:00 am
Location: Central Texas

Post by tex »

Sarah,

In English it's called mesalamine (aka mesalazine). It's the active ingredient upon which Asacol, Lialda, Colazal, Pentasa, Apriso, etc, are based.

This anti-inflammatory medication is not related to budesonide, because it is not a corticosteroid. It's derived from salicylic acid, therefore it's related to NSAIDs, and that's why some of us react adversely to it.

Tex
:cowboy:

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.
Portianna
Posts: 9
Joined: Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:45 am

Post by Portianna »

Tex, thanks once again for the info, i wouldn't be able to answer :)
lisaw
Adélie Penguin
Adélie Penguin
Posts: 168
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:27 pm
Location: Chicago

Post by lisaw »

Portianna, regarding eggs, some people are able to handle eggs only in baked goods once a good amount of healing has occurred.

Lisa
Post Reply

Return to “Main Message Board”