MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I haven't posted in a while but this thread really strikes a chord. After a lifetime of C, I came down with D last spring, diagnosed CC last fall. The stress I was dealing with involved the advancing dementia (non-alzheimers) of my ever-loving hubbie plus his physical decline due to cardio-vascular ...

I've been gf since late Oct. 2012 and would like to add my bit to this poll. After about a week gf, my fibromyalgia symptoms had practically disappeared, although the tender points remain.
Brain fog gone
Achy knees and muscles gone
Insomnia gone
Energy level "functional" from rising to retiring ...

Carrying a Medic alert restroom card might help toward peace of mind:

http://www.myibd.org/RestroomMedAlert/index.php

le

Tex --

Your theory of developing tolerances sounds to me a lot like the principle behind allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots).

le

First, Happy New Year to you, Paula! And to you, Tex!

Tex said:
According to Dr. Fine's research, only 69% of people with MC are sensitive to gluten, but looking at the test results from the members of this board, only a few percent of the people tested have received a negative test result for ...

The Lindblad/National Geographic cruise ships have baskets of ginger candy strategically placed for relief of sea sickness. It works for mild to moderate cases.

Thank you, JenniferS, for triggering memories of my DH's and my trip of a lifetime to celebrate our 25th!

le

What an intense time for you and your husband! Your ability to see the good in the experience is a great blessing for you, your family and us.

My prayers for both you and your husband.

le

Xanthan gum is made from the slime left when the Xanthomonas campestris bacteria decompose carbohydrate feedstocks of various grains, or dairy sugars, but in the U.S. the feedstock is usually a type of corn sugar.

Gack!! Is this more than I want to know? I'm learning to mix my own flours for ...

Welcome to the family, Hans. The folks here are so supportive of one another. You may be way off on the edge of the bell curve, but you are not alone.

About your "joke," I can't find an emoticon adequate for it.

Everyone who bases their actions on statistics should read "How to lie with statistics ...

If people can accept that chocolate, wine, MSG and other "edibles" can cause migraine, why is the idea of gluten so difficult? Maybe the implications of going gf in our society makes it too overwhelming to contemplate. Less than a month ago I went gf and found myself actually mourning the things I ...

Congratulations!!

Are you and Dee going to write a book? I can see it now: a resource of nutritional basics, menu ideas and recipes for those who need to go gf/sf/df/etc.

May I place a prepublication order?

le

Joe --

The question might be about a common cause, rather than cause and effect. If the immune system is revved up and confused enough to make allergy shots worth enduring, then perhaps it might be revved up and confused enough to be causing other problems, as well.

A quick search indicates there ...

Our friend Norman had a great Holiday!

http://www.gocomics.com/dogeatdoug/2012/11/23

(Norman is the lake monster in the comic strip Dog Eat Doug. Only Sophie, the lab pup, can see him)

le

Re: Niacin

It's good stuff, but for the record, and because this is a group of people with multiple sensitivities...

I took niacin for cholesterol (Slo-Niacin, 250 mg dly) for years. I, too, would get an occasional flush which was perfectly survivable. But in the last year I developed a ...

Thank you, ladies and Tex, for the warm encouragement.

Let me clarify that, till the last couple years, I have never felt I had so much to deal with (and my essay above doesn’t cover all of it). Things built gradually through the decades, giving me plenty of time to adapt, find what helped and ...