MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Tex,

Thanks you as usual for your responses and help.

I have been on zyrtec now daily since I read your response, and have had zero hives since! Even after sweating profusely & hot showers, which were the reliable trigger.

Unfortunately, I don't think it's made much of an impact on my bowels ...

So I have a dilemma.

I had been on budesonide since November at 9 mg. Back then, I had gone down to about 3-4 semi-formed BM per day along with dietary changes, and my GI told me to go down to 6mg. But as soon as I went to 6 mg, I went back to watery D 4-8x day. So I called the office, and he had ...

Ken,

Others who write on this board more frequently and who can explain better than I will likely come in and tell you that diet is highly individual - it's sort of hard to know what to tell people (other than gluten seems to be a problem for most people, and most people have multiple sensitivities ...

As a side note - I'm not sure if I would go back to Align, as I believe it has lactose in it and milk protein unless you know you aren't sensitive.

I saw this and thought it was really cool :)

Especially the type of researchers that are willing to question conventional wisdom - to look for something that everyone else doesn't think exists - we need more of those!

Thank you everyone for the feedback, thoughts, strategies & encouragement :)

I find that I am my own worst enemy at times - I get in the way of my own recovery more often than anything else.

Ironically, a lot of this information I already know to a certain extent but I seem to have selective ...

Vanessa ,

Thanks for your response - it's what I needed to hear <3.

I have always been attracted to extremes, and with running it is no different. Last summer, I stopped exercising completely beyond walking for 2 months to heal from the adrenal burn out, but as soon as I started running again it ...

So this is a combined musing/rant with questions.

Has anyone been on both uceris, 9mg, for 6 months, and now lialda (1 wk so far), and not experienced remission even on a very restricted diet?

I feel like I often answer this question for myself, but I just want to hear other people's ...

yummm :)

Congratulations on doing so well!

Thanks Tex.

It appears us MC-ers get the short end of the stick in a lot of ways :(

I also found a thread about the association between klebsiella & starch consumption with AS & IBS/Chrons... I know I have klebsiella + HLA B27 gene so wondering if that's an additional factor factor for me or not ...

What would be the theory/biological mechanism behind becoming achy with carbohydrates? I understand that sugar induces inflammation in large amounts and that those with arthritis often find that a lower-sugar diet can control pain/swelling, but beyond that, anyone know?

Thanks for this :)

I am thinking of how women can go into remission during pregnancy..

can totally relate; it's tough on the relationship

Leah,

Is that a designation you created? or was there actually a program for MC nutrition? Just curious!

& thanks for the reminder about the legume/soy connection; you're right to say that it makes more sense to focus on whole foods/single ingredient foods when you are figuring this whole thing ...