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Your tips on how to live with Lymphocytic Colitis/Collagenous Colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Last Active: Sep 8 5:49pm | Replies (190)Comment receiving replies
Good morning @cgc57 I’m so sorry I didn’t see your posting until today. How long have you had this and how are you being treated? I’ve included a link to the Digestive Health group where i think you’ll find much more information. I’m also going to ask some other members @migizii and @pruittycat and @joanie45 , who have commented on lymphocytic colitis, to see if they can help.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/digestive-gastrointestinal-problems/
How have you been able to manage the colitis so far?
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In reply to @cgc57…. My lymphocytic colitis began a few years ago and my doctor at the time made me discontinue a medication that he felt was contributing to the problem (zoloft). I eat a pretty clean diet and with this medication being stopped, my symptoms have been much improved with flares that are less intense and less frequent.
The symptoms started august 19th. I think I must have had a bout of food poisoning, but then the diarrhea, urgency, incontinence continued through September and early October. I took gabapentin for a week which calmed it down. Im not back to normal, but am hoping I can manage without drugs.
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I take Metamucil every day which helps, but I would like to know what causes this disorder so I could eliminate it.