MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Dear Wayne,

I believe I am now in the forum. I have 4 more days on budesonide pills. I am excited to see results of being on a gluten free diet. I am a person of patient and will persist forward . For nubies research continuously, gleaming what makes sense and never give up, it means your health and well being, quality of life. My abdomen is no longer bloated, I'm smiling and hopeful.

Mary from Canada

Hi Mary,

Welcome to the group. As you continue with the diet, your digestive system should continue to heal, and your general health should continue to improve. May your journey to complete recovery go smoothly.

Tex (Wayne)

Mary checking in. Coming up on a week being off budesonide pills and 10 days gluten free. No symptoms, BMs O.K.
My daughter has baked lentil bread, bought gluten free bagels, bread, pasta and pancake mix
. All's quiet on the colitis front so far.

Great! I hope your recovery continues.

Thanks for the update.

Tex

I read that making fruit smoothies helps break down the fiber, easier to digest. My daughter made gluten free pizza last evening for dinner, lots of veggies, tomato sauce and yummy. I'm eating rice crispy cereal instead of oat meal . No symptoms. I am edgy. It's like hearing the ticking of the bomb and waiting for it to explode at any time.

Early on, Citric Acid is a major problem for most of us. As our intestines heal, we regain the ability to digest citric acid without a problem, so we can tolerate more of it. Tomatoes are a citrus fruit, so they're loaded with citric acid. If you don't react, that's evidence that your intestines have done a substantial amount of healing.

Be careful with oatmeal. Virtually all of us react to the avenin in oats, despite the claims by many experts that ats are safe for celiacs. Avenin is a less potent allergen than gluten, so some of us don't react on our first exposures, but eventually we begin to react to it, as our immune system begins to generate antibodies against it.

Tex

My daughter and I decided that we would use a vegan sauce made with sweet potatoes and friendly ingredients to spread over our gluten free pastas instead of tomato sauce. I omitted oatmeal weeks ago. Still determine to be gluten free. Thank-you for the information about tomatoes.
Knowledge is understanding which leads to action if one has a determine attitude.

Hi Tex,

Feeling well. Made a tasty soup with red and sweet potatoes, celery, leeks, barley, vegetable broth today. Eating gluten free.
People commenting about the weight I have lost. I don't dwell on it. Hoping I am in remission.

Please be aware that barley contains the storage protein known as hordein, which damages the intestines of celiacs similar to wheat gluten, and rye contains the storage protein known as secalin, which also causes celiacs (and MC patients) to react. The barley malt used when making most breakfast cereals is what causes us to react to most breakfast cereals that are not labeled as gluten free. Most of us cannot tolerate onions or leeks while we're recovering, although we can handle them after we've been in remission for a while.

Tex

What is it about onions and leeks? Thank-you for the information about barley. What about mushrooms ?

singh wrote:What is it about onions and leeks?

I've never researched the reason. Garlic is worse.

singh wrote:What about mushrooms ?

As far as I'm aware, any mushrooms that are normally safe to eat are probably safe for us to eat.

Tex

Good day. We pitted a large amount of cherries to frizz. A wise thing to do as cherry fruit flies lay their eggs inside cherries. My question, does the eating of cherries have a negative effect on MC?

A few shouldn't be a problem. How many you can safely eat will depend on how much fiber and fruit sugars you can tolerate. Moderation is usually the best policy with MC.

Tex

Good day Tex,

So far so good but always waiting for the shoe to drop. My diet: smoothies made with banana, green grapes, mango, cherries and strawberries in different combinations plus a tablespoon of honey. Red, sweet and baking potatoes either boil or baked. White and green long beans, broccoli, peas, squash, cauliflower, carrots , a variety of bean and mushrooms. Gluten free bread, pancakes and pasta. Juice diluted with half water. Soups almost every day.
No more popcorn, corn, potato chips but some dark chocolate. Am I safe at this point for salads?

I don't see any significant amount of protein in your description of your food choices, so I don't understand how you're healing, but if you can handle grapes, you might be ready for salads. I still can't handle grapes after 20 years on the diet. I can handle relatively large amounts of fiber in other foods, so probably it's the sorbitol content in grapes that causes me to have diarrhea after eating any more than a few of them.

Tex