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Todd Eisner

Todd Eisner, Health Guide

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Gastroenterologist

Other Conditions to Consider When IBD Symptoms Flare

I have Crohn's Disease and have been doing fairly well of late. My only significant symptom is increased gas and bloating associated with mild diarrhea. My doctor feels that I might have bacterial overgrowth. What is this and what is the treatment? The gastrointestinal tract is not sterile. There are large amounts of bacteria present... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2008, comments (0)|
Todd Eisner

Todd Eisner, Health Guide

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Gastroenterologist

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Nutrition

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease typically have great and warranted concerns about what they should eat. While diet is most likely not a major factor in the inflammatory disorder in these patients, it may play some role, and certainly can affect their symptoms. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease typically effect different parts of the... Read moreChevron
posted 01/07/2008, comments (0)|
Elizabeth Roberts

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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
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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