Last month we talked with Lou Ann about her daughter's UC. This is a little bit about some of the Monica's dietary struggles and some of the comfort foods she found she liked when she was in the middle of her flares.
Jen: We spent some time last month talking about how you dealt with Monica's UC. I was wondering about... Read more
Lou Ann has become a dear friend and her daughter Monica went to school with my husband. Monica had been dealing with ulcerative colitis for a very long time until a recent surgery resolved her symptoms. This is a portion of a conversation I had with Lou Ann on what it was like to see her daughter deal with such a debilitating... Read more
With the new school year about to begin there are many parents facing managing their child’s IBD while they are at school. Many children are embarrassed to be singled out as being different so it becomes increasingly important to handle this topic with care.
Depending on what your school cafeteria serves you may find that it is... Read more
As we discussed in the article "IBD and Vitamin D" it is quite common to find patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) to be deficient in vitamin D. The role this plays in the maintenance of bones is a very important discussion.
That having been said, it would be an incomplete story to fail to address the role that calcium... Read more
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology it was noted that many IBD patients had lowered levels of vitamin D (1). In fact according to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America up to 68% of Crohn's patients have a vitamin D deficiency.
It is possible that there are several factors contributing to... Read more
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