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Perhaps this is not the right section to ask this question but here it goes. I am beginning to feel better since my couple of weeks worth of aches and running to the throne room. Would it be prudent to start a regime of digestive enzymes for one with MC? I have been doing a bit of research and since I don't have a gall bladder and have a constant drip of bile into my stomach, would a good capsule of digestive enzymes serve me well? I am thinking about doing the enterolab test for oats. I have been eating oats but their protein makeup is so close to gluten that maybe a positive test for that wouldn't hurt. I'll talk to my hubby about this too.
There is nothing more embarassing then a sudden onset of diarrhea! This happened to me on my way home in my car so I now carry extra "needs" with me when I go places. I don't always think it's from food but from stress also. Granted, I've been bad lately but stopped all dairy. No more eggs either.
What I don't need is my sciatica to act up again either.
A bile acid sequestrant (Cholestyramine) would probably be more likely to be beneficial than a digestive enzyme, IMO.
Most of us here (including me) are sensitive to the avenin in oats, so even pure oats will cause us to react.
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.
I think you are right. I feel doing the more natural is better for the body. Cholestramine is there a form that is otc? After my gallbladder surgery in 1998 my surgeon gave me this but haven't used it since. I found it similar to metamucil. Thank you for your advice!
As far as I'm aware, it all requires a prescription, but if you have no gallbladder, surely your doctor will be willing write a prescription if you ask. Be sure to try to get the regular formulation made by Sandoz (not the "lite" version), if possible, because this is the one that most people seem to have the best success with. The lite version seems to make many people worse, because of the inactive ingredients.
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.
Maybe you used the "light" version, or one of the others that contains aspertame and xanthan gum, or some other problematic ingredient.
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.
