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Ah, to wake up in the morning and have to go to the bathroom. To pee. Only!
I still have a ways to go, but it's so encouraging to realize that the diet is truly helping. I still have D but far less than I used to, the number of daily bathroom visits have dipped into the single digits. I quit taking any kind of medication so it is the diet along with the vitamins and magnesium that is helping.
I've even regained a few of the many pounds I lost.
If it wasn't for this site, I would probably still be trying different medications and still having to stay near the bathroom at all times. So grateful!!
This is the beginning of a baseline so that moving forward you know what works and if an when a flare ever appears you know how to get back to this point.
So happy for you
Erica
To Succeed you have to Believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality - Anita Roddick
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
Thanks for the update and I hope you continue to steadily improve.
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 continued to improve, but caved in and agreed to go on a round of Prednisone, just because I believed it would give me a much needed boost, and because I have an agility trial next weekend which I'd really hate to miss.
It has been a tremendous help and I feel great. Bathroom visits are down to one or two a day, my energy is up and I'm gaining much needed weight. Went to agility practice on Sunday for the first time in months and it was awesome! Being able to run with my dogs again is just exhilarating.
I am fully aware this is a temporary help. I'm still sticking to the very strict and bland diet and will not be introducing anything new until after I'm done with the Pred and figure out how I do then.
One funny "side effect" I've noticed from the diet is that my once brittle nails have become incredibly strong and hard. I'm guessing from the bone broth? Has anyone else experienced this?
I'm so excited that I will be able to go to my trial, and I'm curious to see how I do once I'm done with the Prednisone.
yes the bone broth is a big contributor to healthy nails and hair.
as we say frequently here, there is no perfect solution, each of us have to find what works best, and gives us quality of life.
its about progress.. not perfection
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Something like 67 % of the magnesium in the body is stored in bones. So bone broth should be a good source of magnesium.
As my magnesium deficiency became worse, my nails became weak and brittle. After I boosted my magnesium intake, my nails became tough and strong again as they grew out.
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.
Thanks! I reread Tex's article in the newsletter and found my answer- "I take at least 500 mg of magnesium, mostly in the form or magnesium glycinate".
Something just dawned on me. My allergies have been acting up lately. I'm waking up really stuffed up and staying stuffed up on and off throughout the day. Just had a sneeze attack. When I was younger, I had HORRIFIC seasonal allergies. And I mean, HORRIFIC!! I'm thinking this may be why I am flaring so bad and can't get it under control. So far my diet has been: white basmati rice with plain baked lamb shoulder for breakfast and lunch, bison with baked potato for dinner. Only water. And today was awful all day. Diarrhea, burning/cramping stomach with pain, nausea, extreme fatigue and heartburn the last hour. I say to you MC: boooooooooo. Lol.
Hi Jessica, I would use everything topical magnesium wise. I can relate completely with your symptoms and I agree that histamine had to of been my flare instigater too.
I hope your symptoms get under control quickly and the flare subsides soon. Terrible feeling and the unpredictability ugh!
To Succeed you have to Believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality - Anita Roddick
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
tex wrote:Something like 67 % of the magnesium in the body is stored in bones. So bone broth should be a good source of magnesium.
As my magnesium deficiency became worse, my nails became weak and brittle. After I boosted my magnesium intake, my nails became tough and strong again as they grew out.
Tex
Interesting.
So do you think I can assume from the nails strengthening that I am now getting enough magnesium? It's kind of hard to know exactly how much I'm getting as I use the oil on my skin, have rice cooked in bone broth every day, and I've just started a low dose of Remag in my drinking water.
Personally, I don't care to use more than 400–500 mg of oral magnesium daily because more can increase the risk of not being able to absorb enough of it to prevent too much remaining in the gut and promoting D, especially if the gut is already extra-sensitive. When the gut is already hyper-sensitive, it's more easily provoked. In fact, if I were in a serious flare, I would give some serious thought to limiting oral magnesium to 200–300 mg, and using more topical magnesium.
And if we use a highly-absorbable form (such as the Remag), it's possible to overdose if the kidneys can't handle all the excess amount that our body is unable to move quickly enough into the cells. It's always a good idea to spread the dose out during the day, because it's easy to take more than our body can handle, especially when our digestive system is not working well to begin with.
When I was first recovering from the serious magnesium deficiency problem I had in the spring of 2015, I used about 500–600 mg of oral magnesium and I used liberal amounts of magnesium oil. After A few weeks I dropped back to 500 mg of oral magnesium plus magnesium oil, and after a couple more months I mostly stopped using the oil (IOW, I only used it occasionally), but I stuck with the 500 mg oral dose. But I seem to need more magnesium than most people. Part of the reason is because part of my terminal ileum and my colon are missing (and that's where a large percentage of magnesium is absorbed). But I also wonder if my ability to properly absorb magnesium might be genetically compromised. I have a hunch that's true for many people.
But topical is always safer, especially when in a flare.
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.
Yes, serious allergy issues can definitely provoke a flare or perpetuate a flare. Your diet seems OK unless you happen to be sensitive to rice, and very, very few people are. Bison can be a problem if you happen to be sensitive to beef, but it should be a minor problem, not a major one.
The burning pain and heartburn suggest too much histamine.
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.
