Back after being well for along time... need quick help

armstrongpilot · Post by **armstrongpilot** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:02 pm

Hello all. Things have been going great. Im back to flying and have put on 25lbs of good weight. Now for the bad...a few days a go mucus started appearing in my stool and today the d was back. Havent had that in months. I take pepto evry day and chloyestrymine powder 2x daily. Im terrified that this will get bad again like it was. I havent added any new foods...stress level is normal. What do i do?; back to entocort again? Stop food for a bit and heal? Thought i had this $@%# thing licked. Right now season iw changing here in gulf coast...could pollen cause this...cars are yellow.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:12 pm

Glad that things improved and you are back flying...

Yes mucus is a strong indicator of inflammation and with the pollen you mention, histamine/mast cell inflammation is the number 1 contender for your issues. Anti-histamines are a good option to alleviate the symptoms

for the long term - ie treat the root cause, supplementing with P5P (the active form of B6) will help the body moderate histamine levels

armstrongpilot · Post by **armstrongpilot** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:15 pm

Could it also be that my body is now having a immune reaction to my safe foods? Will try allegra and see if it helps.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:27 pm

Pollen and histamine is the most likely cause
within a few days of taking anti-histamines you will confirm that.

Post by **tex** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:38 pm

Yes, as Gabes posted, pollen can tip the balance for some of us if we have histamine issues (mast cell activation disorder). Your GI doc won't tell you this, because he isn't likely to be aware that antihistamines can help in many MC cases, and he probably isn't aware that above-label doses of OTC antihistamines can be taken without significant risk, but allergists prescribe up to 4 times the label dose of antihistamines when treating chronic urticaria. I wouldn't take any more than I needed to maintain control, tough. Many members in that situation get good results with 1 or 2 24-hour capsules or tablets.

How long has it been since you took the last budesonide capsule?

Tex

armstrongpilot · Post by **armstrongpilot** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:25 am

It has been almost 5 or 6 months i think.

Post by **tex** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:44 am

If it had been 1 or 2 months then you could be having a relapse due to the rebound effect of ending a budesonide treatment, but at 5 or 6 months that's highly unlikely. That points the finger of suspicion at something in your diet or something in your environment. Pollen or other allergies can do that for many of us.

But it's not impossible that you may have developed a sensitivity to a previously safe food. That has happened to me (soy).

Tex

armstrongpilot · Post by **armstrongpilot** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:19 pm

It was pollen i think...i took allegra...and after 3 days im back to my new normal again. Amazing something that never bothered me in past can put me down like that.

Post by **tex** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:31 pm

It's good to see that you're back on track again.

Thanks for the update.

Tex

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:36 pm

if you are interested in long term resolution of the histamine/allergy issues then taking P5P (active form of B6) is a very good option.