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I have Microscopic Colitis. I think it's the same as Collagenous gastriis or Colitis. GI specialists want to give you a drug. I say NO! Steroids are a NO NO! These medications don't work. What does work is DIET! I've had silent Celiac Disease all my life. My stomach would bloat as a wee tot or stress, but no diarrhea. Diet is the only answer. My God Send is Wayne Persky's site - Microscopic Colitis. Not everything is a PILL! DIET CHANGE IS THE ANSWER. Plus Dr. Fine can do a stool sample of what makes you sick. He's has his own lab and helped many to inform sufferers what not to eat. DIET!!!!!!

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Jul 29, 2019

@oakbourne - it’s tough living with 2 autoimmune GI diseases. I have had collagenous/ microscopic colitis plus other diffuse GI autoimmune disease. The colitis kept me close to my bathroom for weeks. It was treated with methotrexate injections.
The other diffuse disease waxed and waned for years- responded to steroids briefly, but decided to try a immunosuppressant. After several months I had to stop, but I have been fine since.
Celiac disease is tough- strict diet control. I have 2 daughters in their 30s who recently developed celiac disease. Still trial and error. Complicated by true food allergies, also recent.
Collagenous gastritis is related to colitis, but there is no definite cure/ treatment as far as I know.

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