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trying to cut out gluten not easy as im a veggy but have found a lot of info on this wonderful site im learning so much more about mc much more than the doc i think hope you are all copping will let you know how i get on
Excellent. Exactly how I felt when I first met Tex and the PP.
Did you see this website? http://www.webmd.com/diet/slideshow-gluten-free-diet It may be of help.
Did you see this website? http://www.webmd.com/diet/slideshow-gluten-free-diet It may be of help.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Angy,
If you happen to be intolerant of legumes, (which includes beans, peas, soy, peanuts, etc.), it will be just about impossible to take in enough protein on a vegan diet. I hope that's not the case with your situation, but we have more than one vegan member who have had to begin eating fish, poultry, or some other meat, in order to get enough protein into their diet. For one thing, without adequate protein, the body is unable to heal properly, and MC causes a lot of damage to the intestines, which must heal, before remission can be achieved.
An exception to this would be to take Entocort EC. If it is effective for you, you might be able to continue eating foods that you are intolerant of, so long as you take the Entocort. It depends on how sensitive you are to those foods. Some of our members find that Entocort will not control their symptoms, unless they also follow a strict diet.
Good luck to you, and yes, please keep us informed on how you are doing with your treatment.
Tex
If you happen to be intolerant of legumes, (which includes beans, peas, soy, peanuts, etc.), it will be just about impossible to take in enough protein on a vegan diet. I hope that's not the case with your situation, but we have more than one vegan member who have had to begin eating fish, poultry, or some other meat, in order to get enough protein into their diet. For one thing, without adequate protein, the body is unable to heal properly, and MC causes a lot of damage to the intestines, which must heal, before remission can be achieved.
An exception to this would be to take Entocort EC. If it is effective for you, you might be able to continue eating foods that you are intolerant of, so long as you take the Entocort. It depends on how sensitive you are to those foods. Some of our members find that Entocort will not control their symptoms, unless they also follow a strict diet.
Good luck to you, and yes, please keep us informed on how you are doing with your treatment.
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.
hi tex sorry i should have made it more clear im not vegan witch is very restricting just vegerarian no meat or poultry or fish what is entocort is it prescription i take asacol one thing i did tonight was have vegetarian sausages with veg and half an hour later my burning in my midriff is bad had a look at the packet and there it was gluten going to be a hole new learning mode "read the label " angie
Angie,
Yes, Entocort is a prescription drug. It's a corticosteroid, but it is encapsulated, so that it does not become activated until it reaches the lower third of the small intestine, and the colon, and because of that, only about 10 to 15 % of it enters the bloodstream, so it does not have near as many of the side effects of the more powerful steroids, such as Prednisone. Most of us find it to be much more effective than Asacol, for controlling the symptoms of MC.
Yes, we have to learn to read labels constantly, and we have to read them very carefully, also, because manufacturers sometimes change ingredients in their products, without warning.
Tex
Yes, Entocort is a prescription drug. It's a corticosteroid, but it is encapsulated, so that it does not become activated until it reaches the lower third of the small intestine, and the colon, and because of that, only about 10 to 15 % of it enters the bloodstream, so it does not have near as many of the side effects of the more powerful steroids, such as Prednisone. Most of us find it to be much more effective than Asacol, for controlling the symptoms of MC.
Yes, we have to learn to read labels constantly, and we have to read them very carefully, also, because manufacturers sometimes change ingredients in their products, without warning.
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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