Connective tissue disease and MC

[onebigpill]

Perhaps there has been mention before, but I can't recall. Is there a connection between connective tissue disease and MC?

Thanks!
Onebigpill

[jbrohlr]

Pretty sure there is. Arthritis is (generally) an autoimmune disease. When you have a leaky gut, peptides that should not be in your bloodstream end up in your bloodstream, this results in your immune cells attacking those peptides (due to them being foreign bodies). Unfortunately, normal tissue ends up being collateral damage in that battle and it can create all kinds of mayhem, to your joints, nerve cells, skin, etc. Immune cells can be cranky old farts - doesn't matter how innocent you are, if you're trespassing on their lawn they're going to shoot you.

Also, I think in my case, that if you lose a lot of muscle mass (due to MC, or any other reason) you can end up with weak joints. Joints are held in place with muscle for the most part so weak muscles, weak joints. That's just my take on it so take this with a grain of salt.

John R.

[tex]

To add to what John posted, note that the two most common forms of microscopic colitis are collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, and the disease is known to sometimes segue back and forth at random, between the two forms (especially when not adequately treated). With collagenous colitis, collagen bands in the lining of our colon are abnormally thickened, and this thickened connective tissue is similar to other connective tissue diseases in which collagen and elastin become inflamed, such as the arthritis that he mentioned.

Tex