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I will most likely still have to cut the gluten out eventually. The fact that I improved almost immediately once taking the Colestipol leads me to believe that my MC was most likely caused by bile acid malabsorption.
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That certainly sounds like a plausible explanation. If only we could figure out why you had BAM. I'm assuming that your gallbladder is still intact.

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The fact that I improved almost immediately once taking the Colestipol leads me to believe that my MC was most likely caused by bile acid malabsorption.
the other plausible theory Bearcat is biotoxins/parasites/bacteria. Colestipol/colestrymine is showing great success in treating people for these health issues
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tex wrote:That certainly sounds like a plausible explanation. If only we could figure out why you had BAM. I'm assuming that your gallbladder is still intact.

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It is indeed still intact, as far as I know! It's too bad there really aren't any tests that can detect BAM as far as I'm aware of. I do experience a little more gas/bloating than I used to but I prefer that over stomach cramps and diarrhea.
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Cholestyramine along with a paleo diet has helped me control the MC. I am wondering if the MC may have damaged my ileum and perhaps that is why the cholestyramine has helped.
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Gabes-Apg wrote:
The fact that I improved almost immediately once taking the Colestipol leads me to believe that my MC was most likely caused by bile acid malabsorption.
the other plausible theory Bearcat is biotoxins/parasites/bacteria. Colestipol/colestrymine is showing great success in treating people for these health issues
Possibly.. but I took every antibiotic and anti-parasitic medication known to man in order to treat all of those issues.. Xifaxan, Tinidazole, ciprofloxacin, Alinia.... they all showed improvement for a couple weeks but then I returned to stomach cramping and diarrhea.
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Dj,
I hope you are doing a little better today! I took rifixan prior to my MC dx. I was treated for"IBS" for 6 or 7 years. It was before my diet. It helped like Tex said for a couple of weeks, but from it I got a yeast infection that took almost 3 months to get rid of. I had never had a yeast infection before in my life. I wouldn't recommend it...
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Hi Martha, Thanks for the info. I'm on Pepto now and I'm doing a little better. Time will tell :smile:
I always get excited with the exhaustion calms down.
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Oh good DJ, so glad you are doing better! I meant to say xifaxan...
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My holistic practitione offered me Xifaxan but the extensive testing she ordered did not indicate that I need it so, I didn't see the point. Since MC, I am unable to tolerate probiotics so I don't want to upset the balance with Xifaxan. I just want it all to go away so I can live happily ever after :pigtail:
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