Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Todd Eisner

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posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)

Do I Have Crohn's Disease?

I am a 23 year old female and I have been having abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhea for 3 years. I've undergone colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and even a small bowel series, and they have all been normal. Two of my cousins have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Is it possible that I have it despite the negative studies? There... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)

Friends Helping Friends Make Good Choices

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... Read more Chevron

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Tom Humberstone

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posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)

A day in the life of a Crohn's sufferer

It was a beautiful Sunday morning.I'd decided to cook American-style pancakes for my flatmate's birthday and headed out to acquire the necessary ingredients. If I was anyone else this might be a rather pedestrian task. But I had been getting over a fairly bad Crohn's relapse and for some reason, the first few hours of my getting up always... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 06/25/2008, comments (2)

Tips for Coping with Stress & IBD

Even people who don't have IBD will get an upset stomach when stressed or nervous. That whole "butterflies in the stomach," and urgent need to "go" is actually pretty natural and normal. In fact, a gastroenterologist once told me that the gut is the center of the body and the gauge of our emotions. Even people without IBD or IBS, he told me, will... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 06/25/2008, comment (1)

Three Reasons Why You Should Write

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... Read more Chevron

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