MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thanks Tex .. appreciate the information. Yeah, she is on oemprozole (?sp) .. was taken off coumedin (was being treated for a blood clot, now has an umbrella filter).

Karen

I first came on this board when my Mom was diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis. Then, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then she was diagnosed with 'watermelon stomach' - which basically means your stomach bleeds or oozes, causing a continual loss of blood, and, in my Mom's case -- very low ...

There is so much good information on this board, but it takes a fair amount of time to wade through it. Some of you read my prior post about my Mom. She has now had her first chemo (for ovarian cancer) and has both had constipation from the chemo, and violent bouts of diarrhea from the colitis. (she ...

I wanted to thank you all for helping me to understand my Mom's recently diagnosed LC.

Unfortunately, the fluid was not at all related. She has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Luckily, the diarrhea has been taking a break .. as she needs to eat, gain weight, and starts chemo this week.

Again ...

Thank you for checking in .. we are in a strange place. It turns out that the bloating/gas/discomfort is something a little different. She went in to her regular doctor on Monday cause she was so big and uncomfortable. They thought it was an 'air bubble'. Smaller than a beach ball, but probably ...

Thank you Carol .. yes, we seem to have an autoimmune thing going on .. I will definitely look at the gluten free diet .. and am going to suggest that Mom get tested .. it sounds like Enterolab is the way to go ???does anyone know if it is covered by Medicare???

I am a virtually symptom free ...

Thanks for your response, I am sure I will have many more questions . or maybe even Mom will get on and speak for herself. For the short term, am wondering if people have advice for:
1. How to reduce her bloating, pain and discomfort .. (she is also very fatigued)
2. What foods might entice her? She ...

This is kind of long and rambly .. I am just learning about this disease, have been reading this message board .. but there is a lot of info to get through yet ..

After about a month with diarrhea, my Mom (78) was diagnosted with LC (biopsy from Colonoscopy). She was put on Endocort. She was on 9 ...