Hi guys,
I wasn’t really sure where to post this question so I’m taking a chance posting it here. I have LC and CC but I am currently six weeks into remission. I have a colonoscopy scheduled for next week and was curious if when they do the biopsies will I still be positive for the disease or do you test negative when you’re in remission?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Kim
Colonoscopy
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Kimelizabeth
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Kim
GF, DF, Egg Free, Soy Free
Hashimotos Tyroiditis
MC with mixed features of CC and LC
MTHFR gene mutation
GF, DF, Egg Free, Soy Free
Hashimotos Tyroiditis
MC with mixed features of CC and LC
MTHFR gene mutation
Hi Kim,
Most of us who have been in that position have found that early on, we still show MC-based cellular histology. IOW, we still show the official laboratory markers of MC. Note however that MC can segue back and forth between LC and CC or both at any time. Those of us who have received a pathology report from a colonoscopy that was negative for MC, have been in remission for a number of years.
This happens because remission begins after a relatively small amount of healing has occurred. It can take at least 2 to 5 years for intestinal healing to be completed. I have no accurate estimate of when this might happen, because we're all different, but experiences indicate that it could be as soon as 2 or 3 years, or as long as 8 or 10 years. Younger people heal faster. Eventually though, if we're always careful with our diet, the cellular histology of the mucosa of our colon does return to normal.
I would venture a guess that your results will still show some markers of MC at this point, but don't let that bother you — if you're in remission, your digestive system is definitely healing.
Tex
Most of us who have been in that position have found that early on, we still show MC-based cellular histology. IOW, we still show the official laboratory markers of MC. Note however that MC can segue back and forth between LC and CC or both at any time. Those of us who have received a pathology report from a colonoscopy that was negative for MC, have been in remission for a number of years.
This happens because remission begins after a relatively small amount of healing has occurred. It can take at least 2 to 5 years for intestinal healing to be completed. I have no accurate estimate of when this might happen, because we're all different, but experiences indicate that it could be as soon as 2 or 3 years, or as long as 8 or 10 years. Younger people heal faster. Eventually though, if we're always careful with our diet, the cellular histology of the mucosa of our colon does return to normal.
I would venture a guess that your results will still show some markers of MC at this point, but don't let that bother you — if you're in remission, your digestive system is definitely healing.
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.
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Kimelizabeth
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