Hello,
I know there have been discussions about this so I apologize if I missed the answer on this. I feel as though I have had a lot of progress by following the diet ( no longer having daily D or bloating, some improvement in fatigue and joint pain) however I see that there is still mucus present. Should I be discouraged about this ? I started the strict diet about seven months ago, I have cut out everything identified by Entero Lab as being a sensitive food for me as well as many other foods ( unfortunately I am down to a very limited list of about ten foods) . I am not sure what else I can do.
Thank you,
Elaine
Does mucus in stool ever go away?
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Re: Does mucus in stool ever go away?
Hi Elaine,
Do you recall your anti-gliadin antibody result on that EnteroLab test? Anti-gliadin antibodies have a 120 day half-life. That means that if your score is high, it can take years for that level to decay to the normal range. As long as that number Is high, the inflammation will continue, and mucus is a symptom of intestinal inflammation. That doesn't imply that you will continue to react for years, but it does mean that there will be lingering background inflammation until those antibodies decay below the threshold at which they cause your Immune system to react. As the rest of your Inflammation slowly fades away, your remaining symptoms should fade away, too.
Based on your symptoms, it sounds as though you're making good progress, so don't be discouraged. Some of us are just fortunate enough to heal faster than others, because our antibody level was lower. For example, it took me over 2 years to reach remission, and another year or so to get to the point where I was completely stable, and didn't have occasional reactions.
I hope this helps,
Tex
Do you recall your anti-gliadin antibody result on that EnteroLab test? Anti-gliadin antibodies have a 120 day half-life. That means that if your score is high, it can take years for that level to decay to the normal range. As long as that number Is high, the inflammation will continue, and mucus is a symptom of intestinal inflammation. That doesn't imply that you will continue to react for years, but it does mean that there will be lingering background inflammation until those antibodies decay below the threshold at which they cause your Immune system to react. As the rest of your Inflammation slowly fades away, your remaining symptoms should fade away, too.
Based on your symptoms, it sounds as though you're making good progress, so don't be discouraged. Some of us are just fortunate enough to heal faster than others, because our antibody level was lower. For example, it took me over 2 years to reach remission, and another year or so to get to the point where I was completely stable, and didn't have occasional reactions.
I hope this helps,
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.
Re: Does mucus in stool ever go away?
Hi Tex!
Thank you very much for your reply. I really appreciate it.
I am looking at the lab report from EnteroLab dated 4/5/21
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 units. That doesn't seem too bad but the rest of the specific foods were off the charts high, cow's milk was 190 units and mean value 11 Antigenic Foods was 78 units.
Thank you,
Elaine
Thank you very much for your reply. I really appreciate it.
I am looking at the lab report from EnteroLab dated 4/5/21
Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 units. That doesn't seem too bad but the rest of the specific foods were off the charts high, cow's milk was 190 units and mean value 11 Antigenic Foods was 78 units.
Thank you,
Elaine
Re: Does mucus in stool ever go away?
You're right, those are some of the highest numbers I've ever seen for casein and the 11 other antigenic foods. It's pretty obvious that your diet is not being cross contaminated by gluten. It's antibodies caused by casein and those 11 other antigenic foods that are causing the Inflammation. At those levels, even trace amounts in vitamin supplements and cosmetic products could be causing problems.
Tex
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.
Re: Does mucus in stool ever go away?
oh boy, I will read the section on cosmetics and supplements to see if I can uncover something else. I do believe that there is still something that I am reacting to because usually after I eat my left pointer finger becomes swollen (so weird) but it is random, I can eat the same thing and one time it happens and one time it does not. I am wondering maybe it could be something in my vitamins because I am not always consistent with taking them.
Thank you again, I will keep persevering!
Thank you again, I will keep persevering!