After the worst months and then years of my life with
* diarrhea onset May 2022
* after 10 days stool sample revealed Yersinia (associated w-undercooked pork and many people have it on board). Got antibiotics anyway and it not only persisted it got worse.
* New stool sample Sept 22 says the dreaded C-Dif. So new antibiotic for that.
* Nov22 new GI Doc and colonoscopy reveal collagenous microscopic colitis.

So six months after first symptom- 6
months of the kind of diarrhea where you not only can’t leave the house, you can’t be more than 25 ft from the Loo, I finally had a miraculous cure with Budesonide after a 3 month program.

I have since relapsed twice, was put back on a mini program and am now on lowest dose as maintenance program - 3.5 YEARS after initial symptom.

There are multiple known medication triggers. I stopped chronic use of NSAIDs and PPIs. As someone with RA and gout, I would give my kingdom for a freaking dose of ibuprofen. But not in the cards.

I can describe it dispassionately now. But it has been absolutely dreadful. I have a 3 yr old Grandchild in another state that I have never visited because I can’t bring myself to fly. .

I hope you never need to experience any of that