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Recent content by Lanz

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    Entocort tapering- numbness and twitch?

    Hi all, I have been on entocort for a year. The first 6 months at 9 mg, the last at 6 mg. I just started tapering to 3 mg four days ago. I've been having right eye twitching since then. I am now having pressure on my left cheek and some numbness next to my nose and under eye on cheek. Do you...
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    Mesalamine sensitivity?

    I am sorry if this has been posted previously, I tried searching for it first. Has anyone experienced sensitivity to mesalamine? I was originally put on Delzicol and noticed some relief the first week, but then I felt like my symptoms worsened. I was switched to Lialda and never felt any...
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    Need advice.. blood and mucus

    Just looking for some advice. Some background. Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis and moderate hemorrhoids in June after have bad abdominal pain and diarrhea that kept getting worse. I have been on Entocort 9mg since June, did a short stint of Delzicol and switch to Lialda recently. Also take...
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    New symptom?

    This may be related or may not be related to the gastro issues I have been dealing with. Just curious if anyone has any insight or has dealt with anything similar to this. Yesterday I started to experience pain on my right side. It is in the "love handle" region, above my hip. It felt very...
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    Pain that wakes you

    Just curious how many other people experience pain that wakes them out of a dead sleep. It has been happening on and off, over this weekend was the worst. Was woken up with terrible pain at 3am Sunday morning that lasted nearly an hour and a half before horrible D. It subsided after that, but I...
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    Feeling Nervous and Discouraged

    Just had a follow up with my GI this afternoon. I was diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis in June and put on Entocort. I have been on the Entocort for a month. Some improvement.. Last week I started to have chest pain and an abundance of other symptoms that have been on going. My PCP ran...
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    Autoimmune Diseases and Microscopic Colitis

    Forgive me if this has already been posted. I am curious if anyone has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in addition to microscopic colitis? If so, what and how are you managing this? I have a family history of people with autoimmune diseases (lupus, graves disease) and I have been...
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    Rash/Skin problems?

    New to this site. Just diagnosed with LC. I am wondering if anyone else has any skin issues and if these could be related? I have extremely sensitive, fair skin, so the slightest thing can be an irritant. However, I often break out in what I assume are hives. Sometimes, there is only one, other...
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    Newly diagnosed with LC

    This is a re-post, I posted in the your story section before, but it looks like this may be the more appropriate place. First, I am so glad to have found this forum! I am a 26 year old female who has been struggling with digestive issues and abdominal pain since I was a teenager. It has been...
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    Newbie- just diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis

    First, I am so glad to have found this forum! I am a 26 year old female who has been struggling with digestive issues and abdominal pain since I was a teenager. It has been intermittent, and recently become worse in the past year. I went to my PCP last summer due to on-going diarrhea/loose...
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