Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Laura

posted 09/02/2008, comments (0)

New Genes Found for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

Researchers have identified 2 genes believed to increase the risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children. These genes can be added to the list of 32 gene variants already linked to Crohn's disease Researchers studied DNA samples for 1,000 IBD patients with childhood-onset of the disease and compared them to DNA... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 09/01/2008, comments (3)

Family and Friends & IBD

Like me, my dad has UC. When I was a child I never really knew about his gut problems. I did know that he spent a lot of time in the bathroom. And that he always had a small plastic box filled with little white pills (Lomotil) conveniently tucked into a shirt or pants pocket, and would occasionally pop one of the pills into his mouth. Back in the... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/30/2008, comment (1)

When You Gotta Go, and They Tell You, "No."

So, I drive, two hours, straight, between Roanoke and Charlottesville. And, I'm feeling pretty smug and full of myself (literally), because I didn't stop even once--not to fill up my cute, little, blazing red, Jeep Liberty Sport, or to unfill my little, now bursting, middle aged bladder. I'm proud of myself because, by not stopping, I had... Read more Chevron

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Mary Lee

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posted 08/29/2008, comments (3)

Thinning Hair

I have had microscopic colitis for 2 years - I take Entocort 6 gm daily and 200 mg of Asacol 3 times a day. Initially, things seemed to be ok but now it seems as if my hair is thinning. I know Asacol has hair loss as a side effect but I don't think this is the cause. I question if I'm absorbing nutrients completely. Has... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 08/27/2008, comments (0)

Crohn's Casts

For those of you on-the-go, podcasts may be a new and unique way for you to gain more insight about IBD, while you walk, drive, or wait for soccer practice to be over. Crohn's Casts are just one example of a series of "podcasts," which are becoming available on the internet. Podcasts are audio files which are "broadcast" on the internet. You... Read more Chevron

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