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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 08/31/2009, comments (5)

My Gluten-Free Experiment cont.

It has now been nearly 3 months that I've been eating gluten-free (GF). And a week ago I decided to see what would happen if I added gluten back into my diet. The first day I ate a piece of regular bread. In all honesty after not having eaten "real" bread for 10+ weeks I expected this piece of toast to be the most fabulous food I've ever tasted.... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 08/29/2009, comments (0)

Growth Hormone in Pediatric Crohn's Disease

The incidence of IBD is on the rise in the pediatric population. It is unclear at this time why this is the case. Researchers theorize that there could be environmental factors that are lending to the increase but there is no reason that has been able to be scientifically substantiated. Many of these children with IBD present with growth... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/19/2009, comments (6)

Trying New Things

In past blogs I've written about the various diets I've tried and foods I've cut out of my life to help manage my IBD and IBS symptoms. Well, here's a new one for you. A little more than two months ago I went completely gluten-free (GF). Since May I had been dealing with serious and uncomfortable bloating and gas - not symptoms that had... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (0)

Does food poisoning increases the risk of IBD?

A recent study done in Denmark by Henrick Nielsen concluded that exposure to two common food born illnesses, salmonella and campylobacter, can increase the risk of developing IBD. With in the 15 years following initial exposure patients had triple the rate of developing IBD when compared with those who did not have exposure to the food born... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/26/2009, comments (0)

Short Bowel Syndrome and IBD

Short Bowel Syndrome occurs when a patient is unable to absorb enough vitamins, minerals, water or other nutrients. Not all IBD patients will suffer from Short Bowel Syndrome but it is far more common in the IBD population than in healthy individuals. This is due to the fact that IBD itself, damage to the intestines, removal of a portion of the... Read more Chevron

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