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Tracy Davenport

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posted 06/11/2008, comments (0)

The Uncertainty of It All

One and a half million. That's how many Americans are living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. And yet, there is so much uncertainty surrounding these conditions.   When things were at their worst with my son with a gastrointestinal disease, sometimes the only thing that helped our family was our weekly dinners with a group... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/09/2008, comments (0)

IBD & The Gut: New Research & The Truth about Colonics and Probiotics

New Study: There was a new study published in the May 29, 2008 issue of Nature, a science and medicine journal, which may point researchers and pharmaceutical companies in a new direction of how to treat IBD. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School teamed up to conduct a study using mice and one of the... Read moreChevron
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Please help I am sad scared and tired of living with this

 Hello,         I hope you looked at my bio so you can get an idea of who I am. I would love to meet up with some people and get some advice share and hopefully get me out of this stage in my life where I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of myself. I have not been able to hold a job for a... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/04/2008, comments (0)

The Low Down on Low Residue Diets.

Low residue diets are often prescribed in Inflammatory Bowel Disease to allow the intestines time to rest.  Decreasing foods that cause high amounts of residue in the intestines will decrease the stool volume and transit time.  Less stool and slower moving stool means less work for the inflamed GI tract.     For adults a low... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

Link Between Intestinal Inflammation and Cancer Confirmed

In two recent studies, MIT scientists have found evidence to support the idea that chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer. The researchers were able to show that under normal circumstances, the DNA damage induced during an inflammatory response is healed by the DNA repair systems. But, if... Read moreChevron
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