MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

GRB wrote:Great information Zizzle...I'm busy taking notes and doing searches...

I second that!

I am now rethinking the vitamins - softgels are a great idea! I'd always done tablets.

Other things to consider in addition to figuring out your other food intolerances:

Make sure your vitamin D3 levels are optimal (at least 40).
Consider anti-inflammatory supplements like fish oil, curcumin.
Consider a probiotic that agrees with you (i.e. Culturelle, Florastor)
Make sure you get ...

Forgot to mention that I also have the celiac genes - HLA-DQ 2,3 (Subtype 2,8)
... and it seems my grandfather (who lived to be 93!) never ate wheat - he wouldn't even join in on pizza night, my dad said. Ate only rice and potatoes. So we both suspect he was celiac or at least had problems.

Our ...

Welcome Buendia!
If your symptoms are mild, you may be able to control them with PeptoBismol tabs and Immodium as needed, then focus on anti-inflammatory supplements and finding any additional intolerances. Based on people's experience here, your primary suspect now should be soy. I'm assuming you ...

Hi there! Thought I would say hello. I was just diagnosed with MC (they did biopsies during a colonoscopy).

I've been gluten-free for about 3 years now, and eat very little dairy (just sheep and goat products). I don't eat cashews (bad news!) or take ibuprofen or aspirin (tylenol only, and rarely ...