Inflammatory Bowel Disease Expert Tracy Davenport shares Inflammatory Bowel Disease management news and commentary at MyIBDCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824 http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824 http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/34814/book-summer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport Are you conscientious, responsible, and hardworking? Does your drive come primarily from within? Are you self-motivated, self-disciplined, and your own severest critic? In his book Mind Over Back Pain, Dr. John Sarno describes these personality traits as common in patients who experience chronic back pain, ulcers or ulcerative colitis.   Dr. Sarno's book is all about tension myositis syndrome, or TMS. Though the suffix itis usually... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/34814/book-summer http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/34076/grief-ibd-part-ii Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:39:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport In Part I of this SharePost, I explained that if you or someone you love has just been diagnosed with IBD, you may be experiencing grief and may not even know it. In this SharePost, I provide information about how grief varies from person to person, and I also provide suggestions for different ways to manage this emotion.   Grief does not happen the same way for each person. Some will try to simplify grief into different stages. However,... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/34076/grief-ibd-part-ii http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/33229/ibd-grief-part Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:11:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport Many of you have written to the Health Central Network, reporting that you have just been diagnosed with IBD. Most likely, when your doctor delivered the news, he or she recommended an appropriate diet, lifestyle modifications, and possibly a prescription medication to help you better manage your condition. What your doctor may not have warned you about is the grief you may now be experiencing as a result of your diagnosis. In this two-part... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/33229/ibd-grief-part http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/32570/friends-helping-friend Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport Eating foods that are safe for IBD requires choices which can sometimes be difficult for a child or a teen to make. I have witnessed this first hand, with an adolescent friend of ours who lives with Crohn's Disease and often waits for his Mom to leave a social event so he can eat the things the other kids are eating, even if he pays a high price for days to come.   He is not alone in his risky behavior. A significant number of teens... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/32570/friends-helping-friend http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/31960/reasons-write Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport I never liked the idea of "journaling." The word always made me think of an older woman, wrapped in a shawl, drinking herbal tea with nothing else to do but reflect on her past. Definitely not for me. But "writing," now that's a different story. That can happen on my back porch, with my laptop, drinking a Diet Coke, while my two boys serenade me with Rock Band.   If you are living with or caring for someone with inflammatory bowel... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/31960/reasons-write http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/31384/summer-camps-children Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:34:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport Inflammatory bowel disease often appears for the first time in childhood or adolescence. For some children and teenagers, the onset of this disorder can make attending a summer camp next to impossible.   Fortunately, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America has designed residential camps around the country to enrich the lives of children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis by providing a safe and supportive camp... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/31384/summer-camps-children http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/30568/uncertaintly Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:27:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport One and a half million. That's how many Americans are living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. And yet, there is so much uncertainty surrounding these conditions.   When things were at their worst with my son with a gastrointestinal disease, sometimes the only thing that helped our family was our weekly dinners with a group of three other families who were living with more uncertainty than most others we knew. One of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/30568/uncertaintly http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/29658/inflammation-confirmed Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:05:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport In two recent studies, MIT scientists have found evidence to support the idea that chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer. The researchers were able to show that under normal circumstances, the DNA damage induced during an inflammatory response is healed by the DNA repair systems. But, if the DNA repair system is not functioning properly due to chronic inflammation, that damage can... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/29658/inflammation-confirmed http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/29132/gastrointestinal Fri, 30 May 2008 02:06:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) is a nonprofit, educational and research organization dedicated to informing, assisting, and supporting people with gastrointestinal disorders.   Their website is a great resource for anyone living with or caring for someone with GI issues, and I thought I might save you some time from searching their entire site by providing a few informative... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/29132/gastrointestinal http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/28367/digestive-disease-week Tue, 20 May 2008 10:50:00 -0400 Tracy Davenport If you or someone you love has inflammatory bowel disease, you may be hearing more about the following six letters: CLE and CFM. These are two of the techniques being introduced this week at Digestive Disease Week, a gathering of physicians, researchers, and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. Digestive Disease Week is considered the largest meeting in the world for GI professionals, attracting more than... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/17824/28367/digestive-disease-week