One example of well intentioned--yet
skewed--advice, is "the coconut macaroon prescription," for common
diarrhea AND Crohn's disease, popularized in the nationally syndicated
newspaper column, "The Peoples' Pharmacy."
Every so often, the column mentions
this alleged miracle cure.
Several years ago, when my youngest son
was... Read more
I'm very happy to come on board as a new IBD expert. As an RN, health educator, and medical writer, I guess, on paper, I'm a credible enough "expert." But, to tell you the truth, what turned my personal and professional interest to the area of inflammatory bowel disease--in particular, pediatric IBD--is that three of my four children (my boys, now... Read more
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