Multiple loosely formed stools
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Multiple loosely formed stools
I have been on Budesonide for about 3 weeks and the watery dirrahea is mostly gone. But what I have instead is every morning 6-8 bouta with urgency of super soft loose stools. This usually happens the firs 90 minutes or so I am up. There is still mucus and gel in the stools. The first 5 or 6 BMs will be very long soft stools thenlast few are tiny pieces almost like dirrahea. I get the same urgency I did with my dirrahea. I have Collagenous Colitis
I was just diagnosed with Collagenous Colitis. I am 69 years old and have dealt with Breast Cancer, Diabetes, Degenerative Spine disease and Osteoporosis and now GI issues.
Hi,
Welcome to the group. The fact that the budesonide is taking so long to work, and you still have the urgency, makes me wonder if you have changed your diet to eliminate the main problem foods (gluten, dairy, soy, and eggs). If you have changed your diet, then the ribbon stool and formed pieces of stool would indicate some healing progress, however, the budesonide doesn't appear to be helping nearly as much as it should. If you have changed your diet, though, then you might just need more healing time.
I note that like many of us, you have multiple autoimmune (AI) issues. AI diseases tend to increase the risk of developing other AI diseases. The common bond seems to be chronic inflammation (usually perpetuated by food sensitivities), and a compromised immune system (caused by deficiencies of vitamin D and/or magnesium). IBDs such as collagenous colitis (CC) deplete vitamin D and magnesium.
With any luck at all, your urgency and other symptoms should begin to resolve soon. The intestines heal much more slowly than most medical professionals seem to realize. Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
Welcome to the group. The fact that the budesonide is taking so long to work, and you still have the urgency, makes me wonder if you have changed your diet to eliminate the main problem foods (gluten, dairy, soy, and eggs). If you have changed your diet, then the ribbon stool and formed pieces of stool would indicate some healing progress, however, the budesonide doesn't appear to be helping nearly as much as it should. If you have changed your diet, though, then you might just need more healing time.
I note that like many of us, you have multiple autoimmune (AI) issues. AI diseases tend to increase the risk of developing other AI diseases. The common bond seems to be chronic inflammation (usually perpetuated by food sensitivities), and a compromised immune system (caused by deficiencies of vitamin D and/or magnesium). IBDs such as collagenous colitis (CC) deplete vitamin D and magnesium.
With any luck at all, your urgency and other symptoms should begin to resolve soon. The intestines heal much more slowly than most medical professionals seem to realize. Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
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.