MICROSCOPIC COLITIS SUPPORT

Thank you Tex. I’m in South Africa. Googled both of them. Does not look like they are readily available but I will certainly ask.
Regards
Ingrid

Thank you Tex. Yes I have been doing a slow taper and am also alternating the entocort with Loratadine. I have an appointment with a gastroenterologist mid January. Hopefully he can advise.
To me it seemed to be linked to the entocort but I couldn’t understand why.. as the dose was decreasing. Your ...

Hi to all
I am still regularly reading and appreciating the information on this site. Thanks to everyone who gives of their time to this!
Towards the end of September I posted that I was experiencing uncomfortable heartburn.
At that time I was on 9mg of entocort and avoiding
Gluten, dairy , soy. I ...

Thank you Tex. I have been using a topical
Magnesium spray but I do find it seems to irritate my skin. Am also putting epsom salts into my bath. I did buy a lower dose mag glycinate tab 100 mg with the thought of taking one three times daily. I only took one and seemed to react but that might have ...

Hi All
Thank you so much for all the input and feedback on this website. It's just an amazing resource and very comforting to have.

I am ending week eight on 9mg of daily Entocort and start tapering on Monday. So far it has been ok. It took a long time to kick in for me - only at the beginning of ...

Thank you Tex and John for the speedy replies. I will keep going with the diet I have randomly chosen for the next two weeks and then see where I am at. Ostrich is available here so that could be my next try… minus rice and sweet potato, will try other veg. No doubt you will hear from me again and I ...

Hi all
First day of spring here but I can’t say it is working to lift my spirits! Would like the make some progress treating my LC and need some guidance please.
I was diagnosed with LC end June. I immediately started researching and found your amazing site and stopped gluten dairy soy sugar 21 ...

Thank you Tex. I am doing the bath soak in epsom salts. I think I will have to try going without Loprazolam soon and see what happens
Regards
Ingrid

Hi Tex
Just for your interest I emailed Enterolab and they responded and said they are not accepting international orders at this time (I am in South Africa), but they should be set up for this in 3/4 months time. Thought you might like to know.,I posted a question about Loprazolam and whether that ...

Hi today has been a miserable day. I am on day 7 of budesonide without yet seeing any effect, in fact was one of my worst mornings in terms of d. I stopped my hrt on Sunday in the hopes that might help. Am being strict diet wise gf, df,sf no eggs. The only other medication I take is dormonoct for ...

Thank you Tex

I have started budesonide 5 days ago. How long before it kicks in? Someone mentioned I should stop all vitamins /supplements while I am taking it. Your thoughts on this please.

Thanks Tex I shall have to look out for uncured bacon. Turkey is not that easy to find here (except at christmas time) but if I make an effort I willl find it.Regards
Ingrid

Hi
I've been recently diagnosed with LC - have just started budesonide yesterday. For a few weeks I have been gluten, sugar, soy, dairy free. I haven't yet stopped eggs but think I perhaps should? I am not based in USA so cannot get the enterolab tests done, so wish I could - so am going to figure ...