MC Foundation Newsletters: Table of Contents

[Rosie]

The MC Foundation has published a quarterly newsletter since 2015. These newsletters cover a variety of topics, and gather together information on various topics that tend to be scattered on the Forum. This listing of the contents for each newsletter will help you find articles that might be of interest. You can access the newsletters and also sign up for them here:

http://www.microscopiccolitisfoundation ... etter.html

You can read or download a copy of any newsletter by simply clicking on the link to the issue in which you are interested.

Volume 1 Issue 1
October 2015

--The MC Foundation is Born

Volume 1 Issue 2
January 2016

--Stress and IBD: Part 1
--Leaving the House During a Flare
--Immune Boosting Tips and Recipes

Volume 1 Issue 3
April 2016

--A Recipe for a Medical Disaster
--Smoking and Microscopic Colitis
--Stress and IBD: Part 2

Volume 1 Issue 4
July 2016

--Is Microscopic Colitis Affected by Weather?
--Physicians Share a Surprising Number of Traits with MC Patients
--Should You Add BAM Medication to Your MC Treatment Plan?
--Some Personal Insights on Magnesium

Volume 2 Issue 1
October 2016

--Will Marijuana Ever be a Valid Treatment Option for IBD Patients?
--What to Eat During a Flare
--Vitamin E and Soy Sensitivity
--Chamomile Tea as a Sleep Aid

Volume 2 Issue 2
January 2017

--Maintaining Remission after Weaning Off Budesonide
--Using Steroids Increases the Risk of Developing Diabetes
--It’s Not Just Us- Everyone Wants Safer Food
--What to Eat for Breakfast: Keep It Simple
--Dealing with MC When Tragedy Strikes

Volume 2 Issue 3
April 2017

--Why Don’t I Have any Energy?
--Did You Know That IBDs are Regional Diseases?
--The Antibiotic Dilemma
--Eating When Traveling
--Finding Support for MC

Volume 2 Issue 4
July 2017

--Vitamins, Minerals and MC
--Healing Bone Broth
--Be Careful

Volume 3 Issue 1
Oct 2017

--The Story of the Microscopic Colitis Forum and Foundation
--MTHFR Mutations and Methylation Issues They Can Cause

Volume 3 Issue 2
January 2018

--Bacteria May Be Responsible for Causing Microscopic Colitis
--Introducing Our New Microscopic Colitis Foundation Board member, Gabrielle (Gabes) Ryan
--On the Road Again

Volume 3 Issue 3
April 2018

--World IBD Day
--I just Started the Diet. How Long Will It Take Before I Begin To See Improvements?

Volume 3 Issue 4
July 2018

--Autoimmune Protocol Diet (AIP)
--Paleo Diet
--Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
--FODMAP Diet
--Mental and Emotional Aspects of Healing

Volume 4 Issue 1
October 2018

--What About Cannabidiol (CBD)?
--What about Using Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) to Treat Microscopic Colitis?

[dolson]

I am a Type 1 diabetic, have Microscopic Colitis and Silent Celiac Disease. All triple autoimmune diseases.

Since I joined Ancestry and 23andMe to find my paternal grandfather's birth parents, I've found answers and learned a lot. My autoimmune diseases come from my my paternal Irish Catholic Cassidy side. My great great grandfather died at age 25, my great grandfather died at age 34, and my father died at age 50. Much has been stated "they drank themselves to death." I disagree. I know Irish like to drink, but when you have Type 1 diabetes and no insulin, it's a death sentence. Plus they probably had Microscopic Colitis and other autoimmune diseases.

Back in the 1950's, my father could not get a diagnosis of diabetes here in Savannah. Doctors informed him he was crazy, needed psychiatric help and on and on. A doctor he worked with at the US Public Health Service, informed him he acted like a diabetic. That was my father's saving grace. Thank you Dr. Mills. He was tested and confirmed a Type 1 diabetic, but the damage was already done. While he was in WWII and the Korean War, he was diabetic. I've read his autobiography and he stated many times he did not feel well. Later on, he developed Microscopic Colitis and nobody could help him. He had no energy, brain fog, leg amputated, no hair, white as a sheet and death warmed over. Many diarrhea accidents and living in the bathroom took it's toll. A massive stroke took him out.

Now my brother and I are suffering the same thing. We too have these autoimmune diseases. Genetics plays a big part in our life. Get to know your ancestry. We still may be living in the dinosaurs days, but it's a lot better than yesteryear. Hopefully the future will be even better! Thank you Jesus! Dorothy Rockwell Olson Williams

Again, WE ARE OUR PARENTS!

[tex]

What can I say? You're right on target. Doctors need to pay much more attention to a patient's ancestry, when they're dealing with most diseases. Especially autoimmune diseases. Their medical records files should have automatic access to an ancestry registry. That would give them a huge shortcut when deciding what tests to order.

Thanks,

Tex