Update from new member
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Update from new member
A month ago after experiencing a flare of LC and a frustrating visit to my gastroentologist, I received some thoughts from several members of this message board. One person suggested that I might have mast cell activity and could try taking Claritin RediTabs one per day. I just completed my 30 day trial with no other changes other than continuing a gf, sf, and df diet. From the start I could feel a huge difference. NO gastro issues at all and a return of my old energy level. It is wonderful to feel so good. From this little self-test can I conclude anything and are there reasons that I would not want to take the Claritin long term?
Hi Hannah,
I'm not aware of any significant long-term health risks of taking antihistamines, other than the fact that for many of us, antihistamines tend to cause a temporary minor increase in blood pressure. There is a possibility that eventually any particular antihistamine can lose it's effectiveness for us, in which case we might need to switch to a different brand.
There is also a good possibility that at some point in the future, after your digestive system heals sufficiently, you may no longer need the help of an antihistamine, especially if you avoid foods that have a high histamine content, and foods that trigger the release of histamines.
Thank you for your very informative update, and please keep us updated if anything should change.
Tex
I'm not aware of any significant long-term health risks of taking antihistamines, other than the fact that for many of us, antihistamines tend to cause a temporary minor increase in blood pressure. There is a possibility that eventually any particular antihistamine can lose it's effectiveness for us, in which case we might need to switch to a different brand.
There is also a good possibility that at some point in the future, after your digestive system heals sufficiently, you may no longer need the help of an antihistamine, especially if you avoid foods that have a high histamine content, and foods that trigger the release of histamines.
Thank you for your very informative update, and please keep us updated if anything should change.
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.
Diet Coke
I was just perusing the archives and someone mentioned having given up Diet Coke. I know I, too, am an addict who drinks 8-10cans of Diet Coke/day. (sober from alcohol for 18 years)
I'm getting the really frightening (to me) idea that this could be/IS a problem with MC.
Would appreciate your thoughts and insights on Diet Coke, and what I can substitute if necessary.
Shar
PS....this was the most difficult post I've made. lol Admitting my current "HABIT"
I'm getting the really frightening (to me) idea that this could be/IS a problem with MC.
Would appreciate your thoughts and insights on Diet Coke, and what I can substitute if necessary.
Shar
PS....this was the most difficult post I've made. lol Admitting my current "HABIT"
Shar,
Many/most of us find that artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame) are a problem for us. They are enough of a problem that some members have found that avoiding them was the key to achieving remission.
Tex
Many/most of us find that artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame) are a problem for us. They are enough of a problem that some members have found that avoiding them was the key to achieving remission.
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.