MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Hi Tex and John,

I have a lot of updates to share! I got my entero lab results back, and here are the results. (Also, I forgot that I had only only ordered the top 4, so I may do more testing later)

Gluten- 176 units (makes total sense with my celiac)
Casein- 26 units
Chicken Egg- 35 units (also ...

Hello John and Tex,

Here’s an update since we last talked-

I cut out the problem foods that we talked about and started eating turkey and lamb. The lamb seemed too fatty at current stage so I cut that out and started to mostly eat just turkey and rice. For some reason, my symptoms got worse and my ...

Thank you both so much!! I’m going to make those pivots with my diet and make sure I’m more prepared so that I’m not having to go to those convenience foods. I will call the lab as well.

Again, thank you both for taking the time to look into this and respond so thoroughly. Not sure what I would do ...

Hello,

This is going to be a long post 😬 I have a lot of questions that have been stewing for a while! I’ll give you a little background on my experience with MC first-

Diagnosed with collagenous colitis, celiac disease, and pancreatic insufficiency in January 2023, always relapsed immediately ...

No, I appreciate it! This helps point me in the right direction. Your book and this forum has been a game changer- I would have never been able to taper down on budesonide if it weren’t for the necessary diet changes! Thank you for all you do, I’m sure I’ll be asking more questions soon!

Sarah

I have collagenous colitis and I’m currently in the process of tapering off of budesonide and I’m down to 3 mg (I’ve been on it for over a year). I’m also on mesalamine as well. In the past couple months, I’ve noticed tenderness in my upper abdomen. I’ve been in and out of flares during the tapering ...