MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I learned about Dr. Dahlman yesterday through amazon.com when I typed "microscopic colitis" into the book search engine. Glad to see it's been discussed here. Since I've been trying to manage my CC solely through diet and OTC supplements, his approach gave me some new ideas to try. I found this link ...

An FYI ... while in my blissful months of remission, I drank soda and tea (sometimes green tea) w/ caffeine and tolerated it just fine.

Hi, Tex,

I've never taken any MC meds. I've just made many diet mods.

I saw Norman yesterday evening (after being in the car for 3 hours), but he is very gone again today.

Here's hoping for a quick return to my pre-OJ days!

Take care,
Mary

After almost a year of "Mona Lisas", I thought I had this MC thing licked, controlling it only by diet. Last month, I bought a different brand of calcium-fortified orange juice for my 9-yr old celiac, sensitive tummy son that he said gave him a stomach ache. So, instead of pouring the 6 quarts that ...

Thanks for the helpful reply, Tex! No offense taken at all. I threw the caffeine thing out there b/c there seems to be conflicting information wherever I turn. I keep seeing tea mentioned for MC and was confused why the caffeine issue seems to never get addressed, except for on the Mayo Clinic ...

The Mayo Clinic recommends eliminating caffeine and lactose. http://www.mayoclinic.org/microscopic-c ... tment.html
You can buy decaffeinated green tea though.