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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (0)

To "cleanse" or not to "cleanse"?

If you have ever had any sort of GI issue you have probably come across advertisements for a colon cleanse product. These products promise that with a little "cleaning" your colon will thank you. Perhaps even that it will be a cure for your GI troubles. While a colon cleanse might be a temporary fix for constipation, or... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Q&A: How to ease Crohn's-related fatigue

A patient who has Crohn's disease asks Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Picco what can be done to deal with disease-related fatigue. According to Picco, fatigue from Crohn's disease could actually be caused by several factors other than a disease flare, including medication, depression, anemia, and nutritional deficiencies. Picco also... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/29/2008, 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 08/24/2008, 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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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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