MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thanks for letting me know, Lilia. Fortunately, I don't have a rash. Maybe your reaction points to an allergy, and maybe also a similar reaction as mine.

Now I just investigated another key ingredient: methylcellulose. It's a fiber, and is sold in Citrucel. Some people find it helpful. However, I ...

Thank you, Tex.

Yes, pretty much my same conclusions about whomever formulated it.

And about stress.

The other component is that I am weaning off Cortef, and I am down to just 3-4 mg per day. But my adrenals are still having to adjust. So that could maybe contribute to the inflammation.

I'll ...

I called the Imaging Dept. They said it was just the standard stuff & to Google it. So I found the material data sheet online.
Now I don't think there was a propellant.

The culprits seem to be sorbitol and poligeenan. Both are SCD-illegal. Both can feed the bugs in SIBO.

Additionally, poligeenan ...

Hi Tex,

Yes, it was white & chalky. And I what I passed afterwards was whitish for a couple days.

I am pretty sure I got the normal formula. In advance, I had read on Celiac.com's message board, someone saying that the normal formula had gluten in it, and that you had to ask for the GF one. So I ...

I was diagnosed w/ MC (CC type) in March 2013.
I did the EnteroLab test later that year, and it didn't show any food sensitivities (I've been GF since 2001).

In 2014, I went the route of addressing SIBO. I've tested positive for methane and have done well with a very low carb diet (combining SCD ...

Hi Tex,

I apologize to be so delayed in my response.

I learned some things after your reply. Since there are two different types of IgA--one that is primarily in the mucosa (Secretory or SIgA) & one primarily in the blood--I did find out from Phyllis & from calling my local lab, that the blood ...

So my EnteroLab result was inconclusive, due to low IgA levels in my digestive tract. Even though my serum IgA was 136 (in a range of 44-441), my salivary and my fecal IgA are low. Salivary was 16, with a normal range of 25-60 on a DiagnosTechs test, while fecal was 4 with a range of 5-161. The ...

Your explanations were clear for me - I was able to follow what you are saying. Thank you so much!

So the three-day challenge (after avoiding certain foods a good while & achieving improvement) is appropriate:

1. If someone decides not to do the EnteroLab test or the MRT test.

2. If someone wants ...

Thank you, that is helpful & interesting. If it is typical that a three-day challenge will yield results, then is your 6-week experiment more unusual?

I am also starting to understand that when something triggers a flare, the flare can last for a good while, as you are describing with the oats. So ...

I recently read Tex's book (much kudos-very helpful), and identified that I want to do the EnteroLab testing. I am preparing to do Panels A & C so as to test a wide range of foods. There are a number of items that I rarely eat, but am willing to eat them for now in preparation for the test.

I have ...