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Collagenous colitis - Collagenous gastritis

Posted by reformkat @reformkat, Sep 17, 2018

I was diagnosed around 20 years ago. I was only the 7th case my specialist had ever diagnosed. so it was a little rare at that time. I had had symptoms for 10 years or so and had not gone to a specialist. So, now, I have had the symptoms for about 40 years. My doctor said in 2015 that it would burn itself out. It didn't. There was a time when I was so much in pain that I was wishing they would just remove my intestines. lol Sometimes it is still that bad. Do we really need to have to take meds forever for this ?

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redill | @redill | Jun 12, 2021
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@astaingegerdm

@redill - I’m surprised to hear about the weight gain. Budesonide should only act within the intestinal walls, right?

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It’s a steroid.

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Jun 12, 2021
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@redill

It’s a steroid.

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Yes, it is a steroid but it is not supposed to be absorbed into the circulation and cause side effects such as weight gain.

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colski | @colski | Jun 14, 2021

Budesonide always makes me gain weight. I started on it again last week and am experiencing a number of new problems with it. I get really short of breath very easily. I get lightheaded. Lose my balance. Experiencing bone pain. Itching from head to toe. Burning sensation of the skin. I'm also coughing a lot. Have a runny nose. I don't have a cold either.

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Jun 15, 2021
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@colski

Budesonide always makes me gain weight. I started on it again last week and am experiencing a number of new problems with it. I get really short of breath very easily. I get lightheaded. Lose my balance. Experiencing bone pain. Itching from head to toe. Burning sensation of the skin. I'm also coughing a lot. Have a runny nose. I don't have a cold either.

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With these new symptoms, you should call your doctor right away!

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bettwils16 | @bettwils16 | Apr 2 4:25pm
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Does anyone know how one may acquire CG. This is one of the diagnoses that has been brought up to me as a reason for my loose stools (twelve weeks since finishing a round of Clindimycin). CDiff has tested negative twice. My next option is a colonoscopy. This is all frightening. Was healthy until this happened.

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They can only diagnosis Collagenous Colitis by a bowel biopsy during a colonoscopy

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