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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient
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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
posted 02/27/2009, comments (0)|
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Q&A: Asacol for Ulcerative Colitis Not Being Digested

I take Asacol for my Ulcerative Colitis, and at times notice the pill come out in my stool undigested. Is this normal?   Passing Asacol tablets in the stool is not an uncommon occurrence. Sometimes just the shell of the pill comes out undissolved, but at times, the entire pill with the medication inside ends up in the stool. It is unclear... Read moreChevron
posted 01/29/2009, comment (1)|
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Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author & Chronic Illness Advocate
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Complementary and Alternative Medicines for IBD

About half of patients who live with IBD use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and that number is on the rise. Even though the use of alternative therapies is becoming more popular, there are still more questions than answers about the effectiveness on bowel disease. However, there are some things we do know about... Read moreChevron
posted 01/22/2009, comments (0)|
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Besides Remicade, what other medications can be used for inflammatory bowel disease?

I have Ulcerative colitis and have been treated with Remicade, which seems to be losing effectiveness. Can any of the other biologics be used?   There are currently three other biologics that are FDA approved for inflammatory bowel disease, but currently only Remicade is approved for Ulcerative Colitis. Humira, Cimzia and Tysabri have been... Read moreChevron
posted 01/12/2009, comment (1)|
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Jennifer Rackley

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Nutritionist
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Excercise has many benefits for IBD!

As most of you know exercise is imperative in maintaining health.  A recent study in the November issue of Cancer Causes and Control goes this one step further by linking activity to a lower risk of colon and rectal cancer.  Conversely, inactivity was linked to a higher risk.  This makes it all the more important to include exercise... Read moreChevron
posted 12/12/2008, comment (1)|
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