MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thank you Brandy,

Really helpful to know your timeline of getting to normal-ish, just to get a sense, though I know we are all different.

I'll definitely consider the supplements...I've been doing the mg glycinate/malate and vitD3, but I did add the Thorne methyl guard plus. It has definitely ...

Thank you Jean and Tex,
It can be so confusing sorting out what's good and true information and what is not. I will check out the dietdoctor site. I've read your success story post Jean, very inspirational and helpful.

Tiffany

Thanks Tex,
Def reassuring on the pancreatic function front.
Well, the burning/acidic feeling for sure isn't casein or grains, so huh. I'm wondering mainly because if it is bile acid, then giving the cholestyramine a shot could be beneficial. I hesitate bc it takes most of the fatty acids with it ...

Brandy,
Thank you so much for the well thought responses.

I definitely feel like there is a hormonal component to the times of mud/ribbon stool. My only hormonal support right now is progesterone cream(over the counter, not prescription). I don't detoxify well due to MTHFR(homozygous for A1298c ...

Laine,
Thank you for that update and info! I can totally relate as a runner who knows every bush, tree, hidden side stretch(or not so hidden!) to pull off at!! I'm still in the thick of all that and working hard to use very restricted diet to bring remission, but I am open to the cholestyramine. And ...

Brandy,
Thank you so much for responses. I too have had disordered eating prior to MC diagnosis. I am slowly getting used to and ok with SUPER simple. It is a struggle at times, but I'm seeing how it can be done.

And now I'm back to really loose, "the usual" again:((. I'm encouraged that I was ...

Thank you Tex, all of those responses were very helpful!! It's a little hard to get my mind wrapped around the possibility that even though my perception of exertion is far below what I would consider "fight or flight", my guts are obviously quite sensitive and think otherwise.

I had definitely ...

Thank you Tex, I appreciate it! I will go with what the current results say and stay with lamb and turkey. Couple of other questions:

Is it also possible that by eating a lot of a food that previously showed no signif. reactivity, a problem can be created? Meaning, I've been eating a fair bit of ...

Hi all,
I've been following the super simple stage 1 but mainly just meats/fats now for a month. A little bit of banana, apple, pear, kiwi, but no vegetables. Way less bloating, gas, discomfort. Which seems crazy, but maybe the lectins? Fiber? even in the peeled, seeded soft cooked zucchini ...

Hi Karis,
I can completely relate to the hormonal connection with MC. I never had severe PMS or PMDD, but I felt like my cycle very much influenced how severe the diarrhea was or was not. I am in menopause now, and things have been much worse since menopause hit. I've been wondering if it's ...

Deb thank you, that is helpful! Wow, that's a long time (4months) to have diarrhea while you were going keto. How did you push through and/or not wonder if it was a flare? Did you have a place where you thought "I'll go this far with it and if I still have diarrhea at that point then plan B"?
I can ...

Tex,
Thank you so much for your replies and thoughts.
That's a bit of a relief to hear that tenesmus is somewhat common with MC. It definitely feels sometimes like it's a nerve signaling problem, as if I can't "go" unless there's also great urinary urgency. So maybe there is more severe inflammation ...

Hi all, I've been on and off of this forum for a while now, reading and learning as much as I can. I have both of Tex's books, and I'm so grateful for them. I remember thinking "hallelujah, there is a God, someone actually wrote a book about this!!" I don't know why it's taken me so long to get the ...