MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Tex,
Would I reduce dose after the first month when tapering if I got constipation or even before?
Karen

Hello All,
In a second flare. CC started April 2024, after 1 month of chronic WD got under control x 2 months but did not go GF.
Now
After 1 month of chronic WD, even with GF and recently DF I’ve
Decided to start a course of Budesonide.
GI prescribed 9mg daily x1 month,
6mg daily x1 month then 3mg ...

Hi Tex,
Thanks for the input. Today I read the Pepto Bismol study and then later read in your book that
Dr. Fine no longer recommends the 8 week trial of 8 pills a day. I was hopeful to try it. Other research
Suggests only much higher doses are problematic. I even started it after reading this ...

Tex,
Anti-gliadin IgA was 107. Dairy even higher at 128.9.
I will have to be patient. In one post you said to allow D to flow
without using Imodium etc.
My weight is very low-108 at 5’8.
Should I just keep going with strict diet ?
I am seeking appointments with a gastroenterologist in Boston ...

Hi Tex,
Not long enough and that is why I relapsed (among other foods).
After getting the WD under control and thinking the MC was a result of
A CBD/ THC gummy I took for sleep was the cause, I proceeded to deny the
Results of my EnteroLab results. I would say it’s only been 2-3 weeks gluten free ...

Thanks so much John for your quick reply. I’ll have to purchase the topical Magnesium.
Starting on 5000iu of Vitamin D3, my level was 35 but I know it could be beneficial if higher.
Trying Mag glycinate slowly.
Karen

Hello and thank you to all of you trying to help others with this challenging disorder.
I am newly diagnosed with Microscopic Colitis, Collagenous type as of June 2024.
Got it under control for 2 months with the UMass IBD-AID diet. Or so I thought…
In full flare now and have eliminated all food ...