I have a questions about mucous. With MC is it common to pass a little bit of mucous with your stools? In my case there is a tiny bit of mucous on the stool sometimes (less than the amount you would get when you blow your nose with a cold). It is very minimal which is why I am not too concerned with it, but I just wanted to know.
Thanks for any responses
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Dr Fine test shows positive for gluten and casien but negative for soy, eggs, and yeast
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
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annie oakley
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Yes, I have had Mucus with my stools. Usually more so when I have a cold or an infection or a flare. I haven't had it in awhile, But while I did, it never caused me any problems. I would usually take my Acidolpilus, wether that helped or not I don't know for sure but it didn't hurt the Gut any.
Hugs Oma
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Hi Andrew,
As Oma mentioned, that is common with active MC. In fact, in some cases, it can get to be quite a significant amount.
Tex
As Oma mentioned, that is common with active MC. In fact, in some cases, it can get to be quite a significant amount.
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.
Ok thanks for the comments I feel a bit better now. I sure hope I have MC rather than UC and there is a chance that I do because I have never bled at all during my flares... lets hope I can fix this through diet! Oh how nice that would be!
Dr Fine test shows positive for gluten and casien but negative for soy, eggs, and yeast
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
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barbaranoela
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Andrew
Andrew----when I was in the severest of this MCC,I passed megga mucous and I was very frightened as to what is going on---
As all have said it IS a very common thing to happen~~
Hope U feel better---
Barbara
As all have said it IS a very common thing to happen~~
Hope U feel better---
Barbara
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I too passed alot of mucus in my stools on a regular basis when my CC was rampant- and at the time lacked a DX.
Your on the right track... In my case, dieting has resolved all of my symptoms and I wish you the best!
Love,
Joanna
Your on the right track... In my case, dieting has resolved all of my symptoms and I wish you the best!
Love,
Joanna
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Maggie-
You really think that having UC would be better than MC? Usually, from what i read, MC can be cured, or symptoms greatly reduced by going gluten free (or in some other cases dairy, soy, corn, yeast free). While with UC there has been some success with the SCDiet (specific carbohyrdate diet) but for many it doesnt work. With UC you have the risk of getting mega toxic colon which requires immediate surgery, you bleed and become anemic, and about 30% of patients have to surgery to remove their colon because their case is so bad. Sometimes I wish I could just remove my colon and be done with it and go back to a normal like life. However I am sending in Dr Fine's test kit today and I hope I get some answers from him. I am also a smoker (3-5 cigs a day) and I really want to quit but I know that the disease, whether it be UC or MC, will get worse... and that does not make me very happy, at all. In fact it is quite depressing because I dont want such a disease to hinder my life so much as I just got married and just started a career. I would gladly lose a finger, toe, have a broken arm, lose an eye etc to not always have my stomach hurting and having to plan every freekin day around bathrooms...
Sorry for ranting I am having one of those days... Lately I have been having good days but I guess everyone is entitled to a sh*t day sometimes... or at least I hope?
You really think that having UC would be better than MC? Usually, from what i read, MC can be cured, or symptoms greatly reduced by going gluten free (or in some other cases dairy, soy, corn, yeast free). While with UC there has been some success with the SCDiet (specific carbohyrdate diet) but for many it doesnt work. With UC you have the risk of getting mega toxic colon which requires immediate surgery, you bleed and become anemic, and about 30% of patients have to surgery to remove their colon because their case is so bad. Sometimes I wish I could just remove my colon and be done with it and go back to a normal like life. However I am sending in Dr Fine's test kit today and I hope I get some answers from him. I am also a smoker (3-5 cigs a day) and I really want to quit but I know that the disease, whether it be UC or MC, will get worse... and that does not make me very happy, at all. In fact it is quite depressing because I dont want such a disease to hinder my life so much as I just got married and just started a career. I would gladly lose a finger, toe, have a broken arm, lose an eye etc to not always have my stomach hurting and having to plan every freekin day around bathrooms...
Sorry for ranting I am having one of those days... Lately I have been having good days but I guess everyone is entitled to a sh*t day sometimes... or at least I hope?
Dr Fine test shows positive for gluten and casien but negative for soy, eggs, and yeast
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Andrew,
I'm just talking out of school here, but it may be possible that the reason that UCers don't have as much success controling symptoms with diet, may simply be because, as a group, they don't pursue it as aggressively as we do. It took some of us roughly a year, or more, to establish control by diet. It's not normal for someone to be that dedicated, unless he or she has a very good reason to stick with a program.
Many people try the diet for a few weeks, and when they don't see obvious improvement, they give it up, and consequently, they will never know whether it might have worked for them if they had been more persistent. Of course, some individuals are able to achieve good progress in a few weeks, so it's easy for them to see that the diet works for them.
It is true that UC holds the greatest risk of toxic megacolon, but it is possible with any IBD. Typically, it's caused by antibiotic-related pseudomembranous colitis, (where the inflammation is actually due to an overgrowth of C. diff bacteria). Several of us on this board have had to deal with C. diff, but fortunately, to my knowledge, none of the cases advanced to the toxic megacolon stage.
Actually, it is possible to control MC by surgery, but none of us considers it to be a practical solution. That's kind of like burning down the barn, to get rid of the rats.
In fact, it's not even necessary to remove the colon. Bypassing the colon, with the fecal stream, (IOW, having an ileostomy performed), will allow the colon to heal, and inflammation will not recur. If the resection is reversed, however, so that the fecal stream once again flows through the colon, the inflammation will recur, unless it is preempted by other treatment. We don't consider this to be a practical solution, simply because dealing with an ileostomy on a daily basis, is not much fun, to say the least.
Stopping smoking might not make your MC worse, depending on how well you are able to handle stress. The lack of nicotine itself would probably not affect the inflammation significantly. Dealing with the stress and anxiety of breaking the nicotine addiction, however, is another matter altogether. Weight gain is another normal side effect of breaking the nicotine habit.
I hope you're feeling better by now.
Tex
I'm just talking out of school here, but it may be possible that the reason that UCers don't have as much success controling symptoms with diet, may simply be because, as a group, they don't pursue it as aggressively as we do. It took some of us roughly a year, or more, to establish control by diet. It's not normal for someone to be that dedicated, unless he or she has a very good reason to stick with a program.
Many people try the diet for a few weeks, and when they don't see obvious improvement, they give it up, and consequently, they will never know whether it might have worked for them if they had been more persistent. Of course, some individuals are able to achieve good progress in a few weeks, so it's easy for them to see that the diet works for them.
It is true that UC holds the greatest risk of toxic megacolon, but it is possible with any IBD. Typically, it's caused by antibiotic-related pseudomembranous colitis, (where the inflammation is actually due to an overgrowth of C. diff bacteria). Several of us on this board have had to deal with C. diff, but fortunately, to my knowledge, none of the cases advanced to the toxic megacolon stage.
Actually, it is possible to control MC by surgery, but none of us considers it to be a practical solution. That's kind of like burning down the barn, to get rid of the rats.
In fact, it's not even necessary to remove the colon. Bypassing the colon, with the fecal stream, (IOW, having an ileostomy performed), will allow the colon to heal, and inflammation will not recur. If the resection is reversed, however, so that the fecal stream once again flows through the colon, the inflammation will recur, unless it is preempted by other treatment. We don't consider this to be a practical solution, simply because dealing with an ileostomy on a daily basis, is not much fun, to say the least.
Stopping smoking might not make your MC worse, depending on how well you are able to handle stress. The lack of nicotine itself would probably not affect the inflammation significantly. Dealing with the stress and anxiety of breaking the nicotine addiction, however, is another matter altogether. Weight gain is another normal side effect of breaking the nicotine habit.
I hope you're feeling better by now.
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 for your kind words and advice tex... sometimes I just need some reassurance and support. I know I have come to the right place with all the warm welcomings I have recieved.
I guess the first step is to wait and see what Dr Fine says to do. And then we can work from there.
Thank you again, tex.
I guess the first step is to wait and see what Dr Fine says to do. And then we can work from there.
Thank you again, tex.
Dr Fine test shows positive for gluten and casien but negative for soy, eggs, and yeast
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Maybe its UC maybe its MC? Who knows at this point, but at least I know my intollerances now... so heres to the road to healing!
Hi Andrew,
We totally understand the feelings of frustrations and hopelessness here! We take those sh*t days and turn them into funny stories, although that is further down the road!
I am one who has fought diet from day one. I have always "lived to eat" instead of "ate to live". I just plain downright enjoy food! I decided the first of the year to go on a diet for the weight loss and have found that elimination of various foods is a conscience effort that diminishes with time. I now eat healthy because it is better for me and because it makes me feel better.
The first few weeks were awful! I slowly learned to choose the "right" foods for me which became "habit-forming". I no longer look at fried foods, for example on a menu. I KNOW that I can't have them but it doesn't bother me anymore. It has become a habit to look for the "right" foods instead of "anything" I want!
After all the rambling, my point is that through trial and error and a conscience awareness of "bad" things (no matter if the food elimination is gluten or if for other intolerances or weight loss) it eventually becomes a "habit" which is done without thinking! It will get easier!
I wish you luck in finding the right foods for your health. It is frustrating at times but the end result is one YOU will be happy with!
Mars
We totally understand the feelings of frustrations and hopelessness here! We take those sh*t days and turn them into funny stories, although that is further down the road!
I am one who has fought diet from day one. I have always "lived to eat" instead of "ate to live". I just plain downright enjoy food! I decided the first of the year to go on a diet for the weight loss and have found that elimination of various foods is a conscience effort that diminishes with time. I now eat healthy because it is better for me and because it makes me feel better.
The first few weeks were awful! I slowly learned to choose the "right" foods for me which became "habit-forming". I no longer look at fried foods, for example on a menu. I KNOW that I can't have them but it doesn't bother me anymore. It has become a habit to look for the "right" foods instead of "anything" I want!
After all the rambling, my point is that through trial and error and a conscience awareness of "bad" things (no matter if the food elimination is gluten or if for other intolerances or weight loss) it eventually becomes a "habit" which is done without thinking! It will get easier!
I wish you luck in finding the right foods for your health. It is frustrating at times but the end result is one YOU will be happy with!
Mars
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha