MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Wow Joe I am so sorry you didnt get better news...I dont know much about Crohn's, but from your posts you appear to be very dedicated to diet and managing your issues...seems like sometimes the harder we try to help and educate ourselves the worse we get...just isnt fair :cry:

I know that "caught ...

Mia...I just had a thought...have you tried Pepto Bismol ? Before this last flare I was taking a probiotic, and Pepto Bismol ( 2 tablets 2-3 times a day )...it seemed to remedy the severity of my CC symptoms for several mos. I do know Pepto is a course of treatment Dr's recommend for CC...its worth ...

Polly, I am so sorry for your loss, and also for being so long in extending my sympathies. I understand how you feel...a couple of yrs ago I had to let my 16 yr old 'fur baby' Kelsy go...it just broke my heart :cry:

My vet is also my neighbor and he was kind enough not to have me take her to the ...

Awww...Mia !! I know exactly how you feel...after my experience with Asacol I was worried about taking ANYTHING !! I literally cried when I took those first pills of Entocort ( after stopping the Asacol ). I didnt want to take anything but I had too to get some relief. I was confused, stressed, and ...

Mia,
I was in pain ( abdominal cramping ) from Asacol for 2 weeks before I stopped taking it. It was severe , a pain like I have never felt... bloating big time, nausea and I also had awful heartburn !! I think it is ok for some ppl and they dont have any issues taking it, but for me ( and possibly ...

Tex,
So glad you weighed in on this thread with such an in depth post ( because all your posts seem to make sense to me, and you have given me thru my research on the boards alot of insight... I have in the short time I have been here gained alot of knowledge from you and many others )...I admit ...

Hi Kim !! I have taken entocort in the past and am taking it now...never had to have surgey while on it tho ( thank goodness )...I am no expert on entocort by any means, however I do know it can lower the immune sysytem so I am sure that is a possible concern of your Dr's regarding the surgery at ...

Wow...how sci fi is that ?? Awesome !! Sending good thoughts your way Joe...keep us posted when 'ya feel up to it ( I know the 'prep' for me was alot worse than the actual test ).
Get some rest ... Memory

I totally agree with you Tex, it seems to me that no matter what you see a DR for these days they are real quick to whip out that RX pad and write 'ya a handful of prescriptions, most of which have horrid side effects that can be experienced... ( and when 'ya read some of the possible side effects ...

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I wonder why Dr's arent more educated about this and why they dont pass on this info to their patients Sad ??

That is THE question to ask . Some docs and medical researchers are pioneering and up to speed on this. But, it seems, the industry in general still turns its back on the ...

Hi Jo Lynn !! Happy to meet you, I am new here also BUT already feel at home and much more educated than before I became a member !! :grin:

I also have CC...was treated with entocort in '08, unfortunately when the course of treatment was finished all my symptoms returned. I did manage to contol ...

Thanks Ant, I appreciate you posting that link :smile:

Wow...it seems as if most MC issuses are related to food intolerance...I suppose it is rare to find someone with MC that doesnt have some intolerances to certain things ( soy, dairy, gluten ) ? I wonder why Dr's arent more educated about this ...