Possible microscopic colitis? Need help!

[troesler]

Hello,

 

I have celiac and Hashimotos. Been sick for the past 5 weeks or so. Mostly non stop diarrhea. Feeling the worst I've felt in awhile. Trying to clear my system and feel better. Only been eating broths, vegetables and bananas and still feel like crap. In don't research I'm nervous I might also be dealing with MC. I am so hungry though. I feel like I'm starving to death. Any advice on how to handle and feel better would be appreciated. 

[Ennis-TX]

Hm I got glutened a while back and spent the last 4+ weeks with D, and it is on and off flaring my Ulcerative Colitis. Other then high potassium intake and stuff to dry out your stool like coconut flour in baked goods, shakes, and whisked into my egg to keep stool somewhat solid not much else but wait it out.

Few tips to make it easier, avoid sugars, starches, carbs, these will break down in to gas, giving bloat and more explosive gassy D.
Slipper Elm, and Marshmallow root powders help coat and sooth the intestines and can keep flares at least with Ulcerative Colitis more under control.
Keep a food diary, colitis type issues normally have trigger foods, Gluten, dairy, soy are common but also spices, and in rare cases like me sugars, fructose, glucose, and starches and carbs that can be broken down into these.  Rotate up your diet, stick to smooth soft well cooked foods, I found nut butters to be a great way of loading on easy calories that I could stomach well and have it in nut meal porridge often.
 

[cyclinglady]

You should go back to your GI.  Get your antibodies rechecked to see if celiac disease is the cause.  It might be another autoimmune disorder or other issues.  Right now, you are just guessing.  Get to a doctor for testing.  

[Posterboy]

On 7/28/2018 at 2:39 PM, troesler said:

Hello,

 

I have celiac and Hashimotos. Been sick for the past 5 weeks or so. Mostly non stop diarrhea. Feeling the worst I've felt in awhile. Trying to clear my system and feel better. Only been eating broths, vegetables and bananas and still feel like crap. In don't research I'm nervous I might also be dealing with MC. I am so hungry though. I feel like I'm starving to death. Any advice on how to handle and feel better would be appreciated. 

Troesler,

Here is some good links on this topic.

Open Original Shared Link

I think their figure 1 explains it well.

Linked here Open Original Shared Link

Here is another link/study that shows the association of in/to one too the other.

Open Original Shared Link

It is an abstract and much shorter read.

They concluded quoting (so you don't have to read the whole article) though it is relatively short being an abstract.

Their conclusion quoting

"There exists a strong association between microscopic colitis and celiac disease with disease concomitance being approximately 50-times that expected in the general population."

I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice.

On 7/28/2018 at 4:49 PM, cyclinglady said:

You should go back to your GI.  Get your antibodies rechecked to see if celiac disease is the cause.  It might be another autoimmune disorder or other issues.  Right now, you are just guessing.  Get to a doctor for testing.  

I agree with cyclingldady you could have what they term "Latent Celiac Disease" and only the Microscopic Colitis has been so far identified.

(I see you said you have Celiac and are worried about the MC).  It is definitely a possibility! at 50X the rate in Celiac's to the general population.

Hopefully eating Gluten Free will help your (most likely) related MC symptoms.

I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice but they are highly associated conditions.

posterboy,