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I was first diagnosed with LC in 2010 following news of a dear friend dying of breast cancer. With diet changes and Enterolab testing I was able to "settle" things within a few months. I had subsequent Enterolab testings which first indicated things were better, then a later one that said the only issue I still had was gluten. 10 years later (in January of this year) two of my favorite aunts died and I had a full-fledged flare. It has probably been six weeks and I'm still having issues, pain and diarrhea. News like that goes right to my gut. I THINK I am slowly getting better. We were scheduled to go on a cruise, leaving Sunday, but have canceled that (decided to do a 49th-anniversary cruise as, WHO KNOWS?) That stress hasn't helped. First, I am surprised I even had a flare like this. I thought things were manageable at this point in time. Just when you think you're out of the woods.....
Hi Deb,
I'm sorry to hear that you lost your aunts, and I'm sorry to hear that the stress provoked a major flare.
After hearing of similar responses from more than a few members here over the years, I've concluded that stress (especially emotional stress) is a wild card that can trump our remission at any time, regardless of how stable and secure it might be otherwise. Chronic stress causes inflammation, and of course chronic inflammation is the classic reason for the development of MC in the first place.
Tex
I'm sorry to hear that you lost your aunts, and I'm sorry to hear that the stress provoked a major flare.
After hearing of similar responses from more than a few members here over the years, I've concluded that stress (especially emotional stress) is a wild card that can trump our remission at any time, regardless of how stable and secure it might be otherwise. Chronic stress causes inflammation, and of course chronic inflammation is the classic reason for the development of MC in the first place.
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.