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Microscopic colitis and chronic constipation!
Digestive Health | Last Active: Sep 4, 2022 | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
Hello @nwcs, Welcome to Connect. I don't have microscopic colitis but have been battling constipation this past year. What has kept me moving so to speak has been the daily use of Miralax (approved by my doctor). I did find some information from 2015 that I think might explain what is happening.
"There have been rare cases reported of people who had microscopic colitis but had no diarrhea or had constipation instead. In these cases, ..."
-- Microscopic Colitis: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17227-microscopic-colitis
@oakbourne, @aithnie, @emyliander, @astaingegerdm and others have posted about microscopic colitis and constipation in other discussions and may have some suggestions for you.
Have you made any changes to your diet to see if it might help?
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I’ve tried everything. Gluten-free, dairy free meat free, high fiber, nothing seems to work or change anything. I’ve been on the desonide for almost 6 years straight. Since I’ve had extreme pain through it all, And had IBs-c before I had diarrhea all the time, I now suspect that I still had IBS-d AND mc. I just didn’t know I was constipated still. Interestingly I was advised to get a bottle of magnesium citrate and there’s a shortage, lol. So I’m gonna try taking a whole bunch of magnesium citrate capsules.