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    Elizabeth Roberts

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    posted 11/18/2009, comments (0)

    Keeping a Food Journal

    I get a lot of questions from people asking me what a food journal is and why they should consider keeping one. So, I’ve decided to try and answer these questions in this Sharepost.Food journal or food diary is the *nice* name I’ve come up with so I can more easily discuss this method in polite company. But, in all honesty, I first... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/16/2009, comments (0)

    Protect yourself from poor practitioners!

      I have written many posts in the past on how to be your own advocate, how to take control of your medical records and how to get the most out of your doctor's appointments. Unfortunately, even the best laid plans can go awry. Even when you are doing everything right... how do you prevent the doctor from doing something... Read moreChevron
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    posted 10/22/2009, comments (2)

    IBD and Misdiagnosis: What is the problem?

    As I sat home with my three sick girls today an episode of The Doctors blared in the background. The show's topic was self diagnosing and it discussed a beautiful high school girl who had gone undiagnosed with IBD for years. It wasn't until she looked at cells from her own GI tract through a microscope in one of her high school classes that it... Read moreChevron
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    posted 09/21/2009, comments (0)

    Celiac Disease: 101

    What is Celiac disease (CD) and how do you know if you have it?   Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune disease. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation's web site, "Celiac Disease is a digestive disorder that affects both children and adults. When people with CD eat foods that contain gluten, it creates an immune-mediated toxic... Read moreChevron
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    posted 02/27/2009, comments (0)

    Diagnosed with IBD. . . Now What? (Pt. 1)

    The first thing you’ll do when your doctor tells you that you have IBD is wonder what in the heck those letters stand for. Well, they mean Inflammatory Bowel Disease (not IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and IBD includes two diseases – Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Your doctor will explain to which you... Read moreChevron
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