MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi Marek,

I have similar symptoms that have made a diagnosis difficult. I do not have D, but abdominal pain, bloating, and gas. I've also started developing mental symptoms from different food intolerances (fatigue, head fog) that have been fairly overwhelming. Bananas was one off the first foods ...

I think most people would agree that stress can be a major factor in a lot of GI diseases.

Here's an interesting study on the subject: http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/104

Unfortunately, corticotropin-releasing hormone antagonists that were effective treatment for rats in the study ...

Bumping post.

I've always thought that at present the only way to truly cure IBDs (and most other autoimmune conditions) would be through a bone marrow transplant, effectively resetting the whole immune system.

I've heard a little about people with Crohn's and Lupus being cured with this procedure. It's nice to ...

Thanks for the welcome!

Here's a blog from a person with extreme food intolerances who's had some significant improvement with hookworm therapy:

http://blog.autoimmunetherapies.com/gut_buddies/2010/05/30/fifteen-months-of-reduced-food-intolerance-and-fatigue/

*Fingers crossed* For now I'm ...

I'm self diagnosed with mastocytic enterocolitis and currently trying hookworm therapy.

My food intolerances had become unbearable and before inoculation I started entocort therapy in preparation. I was inoculated at the end of April. My symptoms improved dramatically while on the entocort, but I ...