MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I was diagnosed in early January with LC and immediately began a gluten free diet. However, I didn't get my Enterolab results back until February 12th and didn't really concentrate on the Stage One Diet until early March. I am gluten, dairy, egg and soy free.

For a long time now, I have only one stool a day in the AM with some urgency, 10-30 minutes after I get up. It is fluffy, formed and soft. Too soft, in my mind. Is this on par with where others have been at this stage? Or should I eliminate foods?

I eat a lot of protein, some well cooked green beans and carrots, occasionally sweet potato, occasionally white rice and banana and drink home made bone broth (1/2 a coffee cup) every day. I do eat some gluten free potato chips kettle cooked in avacado oil with sea salt. I am at 600 mg with ReMag now, 5000 IU of Vitamin D, 50 mg of B6 p5p, 2000 of B12, one fish oil a day, Vitamin C. Coffee doesn't seem to bother me nor occasional small amount of white wine.

Should I be having firm stools by now?

Thanks,
Susan

I forgot to mention that I do drink unsweetened coconut milk and eat some applesauce. Also, that I have now weaned to 1 budesonide every 4th day.

Susan

That sounds pretty good. Your stool consistency depends on your diet. Therefore it may not be quite the same as previously. With budesonide patients tend to improve much faster than without it. It's possible that something in your diet is a problem if you had firm stools prior to MC and you don't now. But you may just need more healing time. It's only been a little over 3 months.

Tex

Susan,
given the time of year in the USA - Spring, I would say you are doing really well.

one thing that does come to mind, is that if you try anti-histamines and see if the stool quality improves.

my approach has been not to use stools as the measure of success in MC world. how you feel, how much energy you have, the other symptoms such as brain fog, joint pain, gut cramps, gas, sleep quality etc are just as important.

Thanks, Tex and Gabes,

(Glad you are feeling better, Tex. Your health is number one. Take good care of yourself.)

Gabes, i have taken at least one Allegra in the morning and a benedryl at night for three years as I have chronic hives. I have no physical complaints and feel good except for low energy. I bumped up my ReMag from 350 mg daily to 600, four days ago.

I am less busy than I used to be and wonder if that is a reason for my low energy; less to do, fewer goals right now.

Susan

it is common that when your body gets higher doses of magnesium that you can feel worse - there is a discussion about this in the Magnesium Sticky topic on the main message board.

given the histamine issues I would encourage you to avoid wine for now - wine is high histamine AND alcohol is inflammatory.
and in a few weeks you may need to increase the P5P dosage to help with the high levels of histamine in your body.

Thanks, Gabes. I will cut out the wine and add more p5p in a few weeks.

Susan