MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Turkey and chicken eggs seem to be fine, so those are my main sources of protein. My doctor has suggested some dairy, too, now that I seem to be tolerant of it.

Thanks for the warning about nightshades - I've never done very well with peppers, but potatoes seem to be okay. So those and rice are my ...

Just wanted to post an update. I saw the allergist for allergy (skin) testing and (in addition to most environmental allergens, which I already knew) am allergic to:

chicken, cantaloupe, coconut, pineapple, watermelon, almond, cottonseed, malt, oats, rye, wheat, yeast, coffee, black pepper ...

Zizzle, I also have joint hypermobility - I had no idea that there was any relationship there. And just like you, I had a grandmother who had certain foods (fresh bread, so maybe yeast?) that "didn't agree with" her. So I guess I do have more of a predisposition that I'd realized.

My gastro asked ...

Thank you both so much for your responses! I am so glad to have found this site.

Connie, you mentioned genes and genetic testing - is EnteroLab the best source for that or will just any old lab do that? I am seemingly the only person on either side of my family who has any autoimmune issues, food ...

Hello,

I'm new here, and this is my first post. After struggling with symptoms and specialists for 9 months (longer, really, if I think back) I was just diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis based on a biopsy taken during my colonoscopy last week. During this time I was also diagnosed with ...