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Daughter 1

posted 10/17/2008, comments (2)

Help! What is wrong with my mother?

It began 20 years ago. I took my mother to the ER because she had horrible abdominal pain with vomitting and diarrhea. She was diagnosed with a pancreatic infection, given antibiotics, and sent home. Twent years later and countless visits to ERs, urgent care clinics, private doctors, pharmacists, countless tests and exams, we don't... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/01/2008, comment (1)

Preservatives in Meat

Let me start this week's blog by admitting that I love pork - pork chops, pork roast, pork spare ribs, you name it if it's pork I like it. And since I haven't been able to eat beef (without big, bad repercussions) for nearly 10 years, pork helps to put some variety in my mainly chicken and fish diet. But, for the past few months I've been noticing... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/29/2008, comments (3)

Corn and Its Consequences

Even though I know what I should and shouldn't eat to keep my gut happy, this time of year simply "tempts" my limits. The farmer's markets (there are three throughout the week within 1 mile of my house!) just serve to tempt me with fresh fruits and veggies, so many of which I simply know I can't eat because they will cause issues for my gut. Over... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/27/2008, comments (5)

Nurse with IBD

I was diagnosed two years ago with Microscopic Colitis. 17 years prior I was diagnosed with celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome. I take Asacol and Entocort. My frustration is with abdominal pain. I am constantly pulling things out of my diet that may be problematic but sometimes I get flares for no... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/01/2008, comments (0)

The Day-To-Day with IBD

Today's a good day to write an IBD blog, ‘cause my gut has simply let loose for no apparent reasons. I woke with mild to moderate abdominal cramps and a couple of hours later the diarrhea started. It's on days like this that I am truly thankfully I was able to learn years ago how to live with IBD rather than as IBD. What I mean by that... Read more Chevron

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