Hi there,
My question is more about one concerning diet but also related to testing, and I wasn't sure where to post it. So I apologize if it should be in a different forum. Anyway, I do want to try a modified diet. Back in April, before I got diagnosed with MC and thought I still had IBS, I tried the AIP diet for 3 weeks. It was extremely difficult to stick to, and I didn't see hardly any benefits. I have heard of other diets that might be helpful (SCD, FODMAP) and was wondering if anyone had experience or suggestions as to if any of those might help? In the past, I have also gone gluten, dairy, egg, and soy free, which seemed to help many years ago but not more recently. I'm okay with doing that again, and was thinking of eliminating raw vegetables (salads always have been a problem), most grains, and limiting fructose. Does this sound doable? I am seriously considering getting food sensitivity testing done through Enterolab, but need to figure out which tests to order and how to swing it financially. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions regarding any of this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
Tests and Diet questions
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Tests and Diet questions
I'm a mom to two small children, and teach special education. I was mis-diagnosed with IBS about 12 years ago, and was just diagnosed with MC after biopsies.
Hi,
Diet changes to treat MC can be tricky. You have to avoid every food (not just most of them) that's causing reactions. These are the EnteroLab tests that most members order (unless they are following a vegan lifestyle) — the Panel A1 + C1 tests:
Panel A1 + C1
You can see a comparison of the various diets in the latest Microscopic Colitis Foundation newsletter. You can read it online or download a copy here.
You have to avoid gluten (and most other food sensitivities) 100 % in order to reach remission. Being mostly gluten-free, or gluten-free for a few weeks or so will not work. It takes a long time to develop MC and it takes a long time get it into stable remission. But yes, it's certainly doable — that's how most of us control our symptoms. Raw vegetables must be avoided, and fiber, sugar, and artificial sweeteners must be minimized during a recovery diet in order to stop the inflammation in the intestines.
Please ask whenever you have any questions about the recovery process. Best of luck to you during your recovery.
Tex
Diet changes to treat MC can be tricky. You have to avoid every food (not just most of them) that's causing reactions. These are the EnteroLab tests that most members order (unless they are following a vegan lifestyle) — the Panel A1 + C1 tests:
Panel A1 + C1
You can see a comparison of the various diets in the latest Microscopic Colitis Foundation newsletter. You can read it online or download a copy here.
You have to avoid gluten (and most other food sensitivities) 100 % in order to reach remission. Being mostly gluten-free, or gluten-free for a few weeks or so will not work. It takes a long time to develop MC and it takes a long time get it into stable remission. But yes, it's certainly doable — that's how most of us control our symptoms. Raw vegetables must be avoided, and fiber, sugar, and artificial sweeteners must be minimized during a recovery diet in order to stop the inflammation in the intestines.
Please ask whenever you have any questions about the recovery process. Best of luck to you during your recovery.
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.