Hello!

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:40 pm

Anna the skin test will not look for these issues. This really is a localized reaction in the gut. Now it should be mentioned there are studies that show that if not addressed the gluten intolerance in MC can become celiac disease. At that point it can be measured in the blood. By addressing this now you can avoid that possibility

Anna for the most part this is a fairly new disease that doctors are just learning about and in this case with MC the group here has the best and most practical knowledge anywhere. I was lucky that my GI doctor understood the dietary link with MC

--Joe

_Ray_ · Post by **_Ray_** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:10 pm

joefnh wrote: I was lucky that my GI doctor understood the dietary link with MC

--Joe

I am lucky now, because this information are really really new for me and now i see how helpful.

Incredible that in Poland nobody even make an allusion to this...

Thank You sooo much!!

And waiting for more and more news of course ;)))

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:20 pm

Anna its also not known very well in the US with our doctors as well. Until just a handful of years ago MC was only diagnosed in about 9 out of every 100,000 people so a GI doctor may go his whole career and not see a case. The prevalence is now much higher but this is still a 'new' disease and the medical community is catching up.. albeit quite slowly.

You certainly have found the right place and there are literally thousands of patient hours worth of experience here. Many have been dealing with this for over 10 years, and have developed techniques in dealing with this disease through in some cases require no medications, just dietary controls. Others are able to use medications for a period of time to settle things down and then can stop the medications and manage MC with diet only.

Be sure to keep us up to date on how you are doing we all learn from each other, which is what makes this group so special.

Take Care Anna

--Joe

natythingycolbery · Post by **natythingycolbery** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:09 pm

Hey Anna, and welcome to the forum.

I have nothing to add to what has been said, but when i first joined i found that looking around this site helped me greatly.
I hope you get all the support you need from here. x

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:16 am

WElcome Anna,

Well you have received a lot of great advice so far and diet - for me and many others - was the key to feeling better. Please do search around the site and your English is just fine.

Maggie

ant · Post by **ant** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:19 am

Dear Anna

Welcome from Hong Kong. Your English is good. You have got a lot of good advice already. This disease is difficult to understand. But the more you read here the more you will understand. There is more knowledge here on MC than in all medical universities anywhere in the world.

Best wishes, ant