Knowing how to ‘talk' to your doctor sounds simple, but can be difficult when: 1. you don't feel well 2. you are finally sitting in front of him or her 3. you know they'll most likely only have 15 or 20 minutes to spend with you. Just the short amount of time a doctor and patient have to spend together is reason... Read more
If you have IBD then you've probably heard suggestions like conducting an elimination diet to help identify foods that might trigger your IBD symptoms or you may have been told to add a good quality Probiotic to your diet to build up the good bacteria in your gut, but have you ever thought about adding Journaling to your routine? Maybe, you... Read more
In an earlier blog posts, Elizabeth mentioned her use of alternative treatment options. In this two part series Elizabeth expounds on the methods she's tried and how they have or haven't helped her health. If you missed part I, click here and read it first! Once I suspended my disbelief that any of the 'woo-woo stuff'... Read more
In some of my earlier blog post I've mentioned my use of Alternative Treatment Options and thought I should expound on what I've tried and how they have or haven't helped my health - so, here goes. As a child I was quite healthy, the healthiest of my four siblings, so said my Mom - however my senior year homecoming date might not... Read more
Before my IBD symptoms became an everyday part of my world I was a frequent flier - both for pleasure and for business. But, B.C. - before colitis - as I call it, I never thought much about flying, or how to physically prepare to travel, nor did I have fears of flying, or think about what I'd do if I got sick in the air. But, after my colitis... Read more
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