MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Polly, Gayle, Kathy,

Thanks for your stories and input. It's so great to hear from so many good people out there who are trying to help each other.

I wish you all well.

gillis

Tex, Mary Beth and Ant,

thanks so much for sharing. Those were all interesting and very helpful stories. I also work in Television, Ant. In Los Angeles and my fear is obviously where this is going to take me next however because I seem to have a mild case I am hopeful.

I plan on taking the month ...

Thanks for that info, Tex. I think I will stick with pepto on a "need to" basis as I'll go several days with only one BM a day and then one day have a few. I guess I'll finish the probiotics that I bought but not bother buying them again as they are pretty expensive.

My other question to you all is ...

Thanks Joan, Barbara, Mary Beth, Gloria, Shirley and Tex.

It's nice to have some new friends.

Thanks so much everyone. It's nice to know there are caring people out there willing to help a lost soul. I know of no one who has this so it's been a tough two months.

Do any of you take probiotics? Can that help? Isn't MC in part caused by the depletion of good bacteria? I also started drinking ...

The other question I have is regarding Pepto Bismol. My GI said it works well with MC. Is pepto harmless to take multiple times a day, every day?

Thanks so much for the info, Tex. I don't have a copy of the report but after researching so much about MC since seeing the doctor I now know what to ask him come Friday.

After having the initial diahrea my GP put me on an antibiotic, assuming it was bacterial. Maybe that's what did the damage?

Hi all,

I'm not quite sure where I fit in with all of this. I had a colonoscopy done, which was normal then had a biopsy show that I "may" have MC. My GI was a bit vague because whatever he saw in the biopsy was quite minor. My general practitioner looked at the results as well and said it's not ...