MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

I constantly worry. About everything. From the moment I wake up to the moment I lay down at night, and usually throughout the night because my worry keeps my awake. Anxiety rules my life. I know it does no good to fret over every little thing and sometimes I do good for a few days at a time but then ...

I am glad I am not alone in that I view a repeat colonoscopy as a high risk procedure. I hate that doctors routinely recommend and preform these types of procedures solely to make money (that is how I see it). In my eyes, even if they found some other form of bowel disorder (another type of colitis ...

I also wanted to add that I called my GI doctor and left a voicemail on the nurses line LAST Thursday, January 23rd, and they just now called me back today, January 29th. Ridiculous. Basically, I called because I have been worried that the Uceris might not be working as well as it was before and ...

Tex,

Thank you for that explanation. That does help me understand the Budesonide taper and the reason why people experience relapse on it. I'll be sure to be up on my Allegra the next time I try to taper. I tried using Questran the last time I tapered and that didn't seem to help but I am willing ...

Tex,

Thank you for that suggestion and explanation. I don't recall getting my thyroid checked unless that is something they do in lab work during your normal yearly exam? My last physical (pap smear/breast exam) appointment was in late September 2019. I'll look into getting that checked as soon as ...

Carol, I use Mcgonigles in Kansas City MO.

Tex, thank you for the clarification. And thank you for continuing to answer my many, many questions. I greatly value your input.

Brandy,

I agree, at 28 I never thought I'd have no libido and painful intercourse. I've brought it up to my OBGYN for the last few years but physical examination and ...

Sorry, I got a bit confused with your last post. Which of interpretation is probably correct? And what do you mean by "this could be a major issue"?

I took one Immodium and two Pepto tablets to get through work. After that bowel movement this morning my anxiety set in so bad that I was shaking at ...

Thank you for that information on the supplements. I knew a little bit about what they each did but the full explanation helps me to understand it more. I will go down to 200mg of the Magnesium and see if that helps. I am still waiting on my lab results so I'll wait until I get those back to decide ...

Hi Tex,

Thank you. Yes, I understand. Similar to when a grain of sand gets into an oyster. You'd think it wouldn't be a big deal but that teeny tiny piece of foreign body turns into a much larger item. At least for the oyster, its not harmful past making a pearl :/ This is something I struggle to ...

Hi Tex,

I was reviewing the inactive ingredients for Tri Sprintec last night and it also contains lactose monohydrate. With that being said I see that the original pill that I was on since my son's birth (and the entire time I was in remission), Tri Nessa, also contained lactose. But I didn't have ...

Hi Brandy,

Thank you again for the above information. And I completely understand the not having a computer thing at the moment. I am staying with my mom this weekend (on top of her suspicious biopsy earlier this week, she came home Friday and her beloved dog had passed away unexpectedly. To say ...

Hi Brandy,

No worries, I totally understand. I'll keep an eye out for your thoughts to come through in the next few days.

That is correct. I was in remission for seven years. Norman stools. No prescriptions. In that time, the only medicines I was on was my birth control and probiotic.

Tex ...

Hi Brandy,

Thank you so much. Any advice/info you can share, I would be very grateful.

I just turned 28 in December.

I've been on 9mg since October 2019, so do you mean I can be on it for an additional 3-4 months from now or that I should only be on 9mg for 3-4 months in total (counting the ...

Good Morning everyone,

I've posted a few times since going into my first flare in seven years back in September 2019. I've been on Budesonide 9mg since then. Back in December, I tried to taper to 6mg but within five days all my symptoms had come back and I had to go back up to 9mg. I've been on 9mg ...