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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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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (2)

Of Well Intentioned—Yet, Skewed—Advice

One example of well intentioned--yet skewed--advice, is "the coconut macaroon prescription," for common diarrhea AND Crohn's disease, popularized in the nationally syndicated newspaper column, "The Peoples' Pharmacy." Every so often, the column mentions this alleged miracle cure. Several years ago, when my youngest son was... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)

Do I Have Crohn's Disease?

I am a 23 year old female and I have been having abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhea for 3 years. I've undergone colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and even a small bowel series, and they have all been normal. Two of my cousins have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Is it possible that I have it despite the negative studies? There is... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/17/2008, comment (1)

Symptoms Outside the GI Tract in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Some patients with inflammatory bowel disease have significant symptoms outside of the gastrointestinal tract. These extra-intestinal symptoms can at times be even more significant than the intestinal symptoms. Arthritis, skin conditions, inflammation of the eye and liver are the most common. While the cause is unknown, it is believed that all... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/13/2008, comments (2)

My Elimination Diet

Some of us have heard of this, some of us have done it, and some have no idea about it. I did an elimination diet about ten years ago when I just couldn't get my colitis symptoms well enough under control with prescriptions alone. My GI was supportive of me trying the elimination diet, but also dubious that changing my diet would help my symptoms... Read more Chevron

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