Hi Gabes and all the rest of you. I feel I am in such a better place than when I first wrote. I felt so powerless in the face of this CC. I have been reading here every day, and picking up all sorts of information. I know nothing about types of rice, but saw where you, Gabes, suggested to someone to get Basmati, so I took that good advice.
I'm making it up with bone broth, so it is doubly good for me. And reading labels so hard...boy, that takes so long. I am going to the store in the wee hours so I can read relatively undisturbed, and without being in anyone's way.
I think the worst part is trying to find meat that has no hormones, is grass-fed, etc. That stuff is so expensive it is cost prohibitive.
I've read about so many people having troubles from having antibiotics, and since that's what my gastroenterologist hinted at, I'd rather try to do it with diet. I think you are so right, Tex, that diet is the way to go and to get control.
I know I'm just a newbie on this journey, but since I've been doing primarily rice, bone broth, a small banana per day and non-Gmo, I don't think it is as bad, and I don't feel so at its mercy. That's really something after all these months of diarrhea. I still have it every day, but not as many times. It's the little victories that give us hope!
We were supposed to drive down to my brother's for Christmas, but I was too sick, and knew there was no way I could do the trip. My mother has had 2strokes, and walks with a rollater, so packing, toting, loading, etc. Is done by me. I am still worried about the trip, changes of clothes, etc., but feel I at least have rice cakes to eat now and like I have a chance. I'm very worried about my lack of stamina still. But I don't feel nearly as hopeless as I did.
This site is such a life saver. It is so wonderful to have people who understand what I am talking about and going through.
Big hugs and love, TovaMorna
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Hi there TovaMorna
thanks for taking the time to give us an update! (I know you have busy days)
that is good improvement in a few weeks...
are you taking Vit D3 and magnesium??
once there has been some good healing, you can skip having to have grass fed items. (i do ok with non grass fed items now)
and once you have your 'safe' ingredients sorted, shopping is not as intense, and life will flow.
keep up the Vit D3 and magnesium and energy/stamina will return
healing hugs
XO
thanks for taking the time to give us an update! (I know you have busy days)
that is good improvement in a few weeks...
are you taking Vit D3 and magnesium??
once there has been some good healing, you can skip having to have grass fed items. (i do ok with non grass fed items now)
and once you have your 'safe' ingredients sorted, shopping is not as intense, and life will flow.
keep up the Vit D3 and magnesium and energy/stamina will return
healing hugs
XO
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
D3
Yes, Gabes, I take D3 every day. I was deficient in that like a year before the CC started, so my pcp had put me on it. Increased it some and added magnesium after reading about it here. I told my pcp I was going to take the magnesium, and she suggested MagOx, so that's what I have right now.
Also told her about this site, and how I have learned more here about how to tackle CC than anywhere. She asked me if the gastroenterologist had given me a diet, and I told her he didn't even hint there might be one, but I was following the one here.
I had lost 35 pounds in 3 months, so I am sure that contributed to my loss of stamina, too. So glad to know we can probably skip the grass-fed at some stage! That will help. It is so nice not to have had an accident in a while, too. UGH
I feel like I am making some headway, too. (Yeah!)
Love,
Tova
Also told her about this site, and how I have learned more here about how to tackle CC than anywhere. She asked me if the gastroenterologist had given me a diet, and I told her he didn't even hint there might be one, but I was following the one here.
I had lost 35 pounds in 3 months, so I am sure that contributed to my loss of stamina, too. So glad to know we can probably skip the grass-fed at some stage! That will help. It is so nice not to have had an accident in a while, too. UGH
I feel like I am making some headway, too. (Yeah!)
Love,
Tova
Hi Tova,
With all due respect to your pcp, magnesium oxide is absolutely the worst form of magnesium that we can take. Why? Because we can only absorb about 2 % of it, so it does us very little good as a magnesium supplement. But the worst part of magnesium oxide is that because we can't absorb it, it stays in our gut. And when it mixes with water it forms magnesium hydroxide, otherwise known as milk of magnesium, a common and very effective laxative. No MC patient should ever use magnesium oxide unless they need a laxative.
I'm sure your pcp had the best of intentions when she recommended magnesium oxide because that's the form of magnesium that virtually all hospitals use, and it's what doctors are taught to use in med school. Why do hospitals use it? Probably because it's the cheapest form of magnesium available and hospital administrators don't know any better. But unfortunately it's the worst form to use for treating a magnesium deficiency because it's the form that's the least absorbable and we can't absorb enough of it to do us much good.
Please do yourself a favor and get some magnesium glycinate. If you can't find any safe magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate is almost as good.
Love,
Tex
With all due respect to your pcp, magnesium oxide is absolutely the worst form of magnesium that we can take. Why? Because we can only absorb about 2 % of it, so it does us very little good as a magnesium supplement. But the worst part of magnesium oxide is that because we can't absorb it, it stays in our gut. And when it mixes with water it forms magnesium hydroxide, otherwise known as milk of magnesium, a common and very effective laxative. No MC patient should ever use magnesium oxide unless they need a laxative.
I'm sure your pcp had the best of intentions when she recommended magnesium oxide because that's the form of magnesium that virtually all hospitals use, and it's what doctors are taught to use in med school. Why do hospitals use it? Probably because it's the cheapest form of magnesium available and hospital administrators don't know any better. But unfortunately it's the worst form to use for treating a magnesium deficiency because it's the form that's the least absorbable and we can't absorb enough of it to do us much good.
Please do yourself a favor and get some magnesium glycinate. If you can't find any safe magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate is almost as good.
Love,
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.
Tex, Prior to having LC I read that magnesium was helpful for peri-menopausal symptoms so I purchased some at CVS. I can't remember what issues it caused, but I stopped using it. I came across it the other day and it was magnesium oxide. The information I have gleaned from this group is priceless! I don't know why I didn't toss it back then, but it hit the trash now!
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
Hi Tex,
I am so glad you made a point to tell me about the MagOx! Yes, I'm sure my pcp had only best intentions. She supports the diet I got from this site. I feel so dense because I remember reading where you told someone about the magnesium glycinate. I have so much trouble with brain fog, it makes me crazy. I don't know why I didn't get that straight in my head.
I have stopped the MagOx and will look for the other to use. Thank you so much for cluing me in.. sorry I was slow. Does it make you nuts helping all of us?
Don't know what I'd do without this forum to turn to.
I was so rushed yesterday I stupidly ate half a sandwich, and boy I paid for that! Should've had more sense. Horrid d, plus nausea and heartburn...I'm a work in progress. Totally believe, though, that you are right and diet is the answer (I miss toast!) Thanks so much for your input.And keeping me straight!
Love,
Tova
I am so glad you made a point to tell me about the MagOx! Yes, I'm sure my pcp had only best intentions. She supports the diet I got from this site. I feel so dense because I remember reading where you told someone about the magnesium glycinate. I have so much trouble with brain fog, it makes me crazy. I don't know why I didn't get that straight in my head.
I have stopped the MagOx and will look for the other to use. Thank you so much for cluing me in.. sorry I was slow. Does it make you nuts helping all of us?
Don't know what I'd do without this forum to turn to.
I was so rushed yesterday I stupidly ate half a sandwich, and boy I paid for that! Should've had more sense. Horrid d, plus nausea and heartburn...I'm a work in progress. Totally believe, though, that you are right and diet is the answer (I miss toast!) Thanks so much for your input.And keeping me straight!
Love,
Tova
Marcia,
Many thanks for sharing that personal insight with us. Medical research data can be very helpful, and most researchers and practicing physicians consider medical proof to be the final word. But for the rest of us, living out here in the real world, nothing validates a research claim as effectively as good old-fashioned personal experience. And sharing that experience can be priceless for many of us who happen to be in a similar situation.
Thank you for the validation.
Tex
Many thanks for sharing that personal insight with us. Medical research data can be very helpful, and most researchers and practicing physicians consider medical proof to be the final word. But for the rest of us, living out here in the real world, nothing validates a research claim as effectively as good old-fashioned personal experience. And sharing that experience can be priceless for many of us who happen to be in a similar situation.
Thank you for the validation.
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.
Naw — I was nuts to begin with.Tova wrote:Does it make you nuts helping all of us?
I went nuts 16 or 17 years ago trying to figure out why I was so sick when my GI doc insisted there was nothing wrong with me that a good psychiatrist couldn't fix. 
Looking back, GI docs have come a long way since then. At least these days when they can't figure out what's wrong with us, instead of advising us to go see a psychiatrist, they use a kinder, gentler approach and just diagnose us with IBS.
Love,
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.