Monday, February 13, 2012

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Daughter 1

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 moreChevron
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Gastroenterologist

Inflammatory Bowel Disease vs. Irritable Bowel Syndrome

There are many people who confuse Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In actuality, they are very different. IBS is a functional disorder of the intestines, in which structurally, there is no pathology. The intestines in IBD however, are inflamed or ulcerated. Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease are types of... Read moreChevron
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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

5 IBD Myths

There is a lot of information out there on the Internet these days and some of it is good and some of it is well, not too correct. I thought this week we might look at some of the myths, or misinformation that's out there about IBD. IBD and IBS are the same thing. Nope, they're not. Some of the symptoms are similar and even some of the... Read moreChevron
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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

When You're Feeling Desperate. . .

I'm not sure if it's the holiday blues, winter blues, or what but I've been hearing some sad IBD stories from readers as well as some IBD stories of desperation. I know first-hand just how desperate you can feel when diarrhea, pain, cramps, bloating, and fatigue take over your life. It was ten years ago that my symptoms peaked - I was... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

My Bog Blog Intro

Welcome to my Bog Blog. "Bog," by the way, is British slang for toilet and it seems so appropriate for an IBD blog.   If you had told me when I was twenty years-old that some day not too far in the future I would be scoping out the nearest toilet wherever I went I would have said you were nuts. But, indeed, this odd habit became part of my... Read moreChevron

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