Your help is sincerely appreciated
The Microscopic Colitis Foundation is a public charity classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization. All monetary donations to the Foundation are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by the tax codes.
The Foundation is also eligible to receive tax deductible bequests, devices, transfers, or gifts under IRS regulations. The organization's tax ID number is 47-3946657.
The Foundation is also eligible to receive tax deductible bequests, devices, transfers, or gifts under IRS regulations. The organization's tax ID number is 47-3946657.
All donors will receive a Restroom Access Card
that can be helpful if an urgent need to use a restroom occurs when no public restroom is available.
An example of the card can be seen here.
An example of the card can be seen here.
how your donations will be used
Funds are needed to promote public awareness of the disease, and to help patients, caregivers, and medical professionals to find the information they need to treat the disease using the most effective methods currently available.
And dedicated research is desperately needed to provide documented evidence for physicians, so that they will feel comfortable offering additional treatment options for patients. Many patients find that the current medical treatments do not provide relief of their symptoms, or the treatments may provide only temporary relief.
There is a huge amount of epidemiological evidence available to support the effectiveness of dietary treatment, based on the actual experiences of many patients who have shared their experiences on the Internet discussion board associated with this website. The evidence indicates that in most cases, the proliferation of the inflammation associated with the disease is due to food sensitivities that develop when the disease is triggered. Over the years, many patients have been able to achieve lasting, stable remission by removing certain foods from their diet. But until the effectiveness of any treatment method is demonstrated by approved medical research methods, and published in a respected, peer-reviewed medical journal, most mainstream medical professionals will not endorse a treatment program based on using such methods.
Therefore, an important goal of the foundation is to promote and support research that will benefit MC patients, their caregivers, and their physicians, by using approved medical research methods to demonstrate the effectiveness of alternative treatment methods, including those based on diet changes that avoid certain inflammatory foods. But as we all know, research of this type is extremely expensive, and requires persistent dedication and effort. Widespread public support for this type of research will be necessary to ensure success, and clear evidence of such broad support will be very helpful for enlisting the support of other organizations within the medical industry and elsewhere, that can help to accomplish this goal.
Please help by choosing to support one or more of these important projects. And whenever possible, please encourage the participation of others who might be able to help. This will greatly benefit the quality of life of the many thousands of patients already living with the disease, ease the burden on their families, and dramatically improve the treatment success of countless more who will be diagnosed in the future.
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And dedicated research is desperately needed to provide documented evidence for physicians, so that they will feel comfortable offering additional treatment options for patients. Many patients find that the current medical treatments do not provide relief of their symptoms, or the treatments may provide only temporary relief.
There is a huge amount of epidemiological evidence available to support the effectiveness of dietary treatment, based on the actual experiences of many patients who have shared their experiences on the Internet discussion board associated with this website. The evidence indicates that in most cases, the proliferation of the inflammation associated with the disease is due to food sensitivities that develop when the disease is triggered. Over the years, many patients have been able to achieve lasting, stable remission by removing certain foods from their diet. But until the effectiveness of any treatment method is demonstrated by approved medical research methods, and published in a respected, peer-reviewed medical journal, most mainstream medical professionals will not endorse a treatment program based on using such methods.
Therefore, an important goal of the foundation is to promote and support research that will benefit MC patients, their caregivers, and their physicians, by using approved medical research methods to demonstrate the effectiveness of alternative treatment methods, including those based on diet changes that avoid certain inflammatory foods. But as we all know, research of this type is extremely expensive, and requires persistent dedication and effort. Widespread public support for this type of research will be necessary to ensure success, and clear evidence of such broad support will be very helpful for enlisting the support of other organizations within the medical industry and elsewhere, that can help to accomplish this goal.
Please help by choosing to support one or more of these important projects. And whenever possible, please encourage the participation of others who might be able to help. This will greatly benefit the quality of life of the many thousands of patients already living with the disease, ease the burden on their families, and dramatically improve the treatment success of countless more who will be diagnosed in the future.
If you prefer to use Paypal instead of selecting one of the campaigns below, you can do so by clicking on this button.