MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thanks Tex for the thorough explanation. I stopped the Zipsor and started on the Entocort again. I will see my TMJ doctor tomorrow and will be callling my gut doctor also. I was hoping I was in remission. I had reduced my gluten intake but not elimimated it completely. I thought it was working but ...

I quit taking Entocort on Jan 1 and my collagenous colitis has been in remission until May 14. Then I had problems with TMJ and jaw misalignment and my doctor put me on a steroid, prednisolone (5 day pack), followed by Zipsor 4 times a day. On the second day of Zipsor the cramping and diahrrea were ...

Thanks Tex, I will start back on the fish oil and the glucosamine. I can feel my knee joints grinding and know the glucosamine can help. I will also begin researching the gluten free diet.

By the way, I am also from Texas - southeastern part. Proud to be born and raised.

I have been fortunate to have never had any gastrointestinal problems - no constipation/no D accept for episodes related to viruses. I only medication I take is lipitor and I have been taking that for ~ 6 years. I had started taking glucosimine and fishoil suppliments some time prior to the onset of ...

Okay, so from most of the reading I have done within this forum, there certainly appears to be a consensus that food intolerances are the main contributing cause for MC. How do you develop these intolerances when there were not symptons for 58 years? I could eat anything with no adverse affects. Now ...

Thanks all for your quick and useful information. After I posted my note earlier today the rumbling turned into D. I will be calling the Doc tomorrow but also reading all the useful sites you have provided. It is great to know there are others out there with so much knowledge.

One other question. I ...

Hello - I just found your site today and it is a true blessing. I was diagnosed with collagenous colitus 12/15/09 after a colonscopy and multiple biopsies. Before that I had been suffering for about 4 months from what I called explosive D. I am 58 and had never had any problems before. I travel a ...