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Elizabeth Roberts

Elizabeth Roberts

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Author & IBD Patient
posted 04/27/2009, comments (0)

Prebiotics vs. Probiotics

Just about the time we’ve all begun to understand the importance of Probiotics in our diet, a new term has hit the health world – Prebiotics. Today, I’ll try my best to answer the question, “Just what are Prebiotics and how are they different from Probiotics?”Let’s start with what we already know. Our... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

Elizabeth Roberts

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Author & IBD Patient
posted 03/17/2009, comments (0)

Pt. 2 of Diagnosed with IBD. . . Now What?

So, you’ve surfed the internet, signed up for every IBD-related chat room possible, your head is swirling with what you do know and what you still can’t figure out, what you’re being told you should and shouldn’t eat, and still you don’t feel a whole lot better. Well, don’t despair. Remember, very few... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

Elizabeth Roberts

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Author & IBD Patient
posted 02/05/2009, comments (7)

The Inflammation Factor?

If you are a regular reader of my Shareposts then you know that I have spent a lot of time figuring out what I can and can't eat to keep my Ulcerative Colitis symptoms at bay. That said, what I can eat and what a nutritionist would tell me is "healthy" for me to eat tend to be on different levels. Yes, I know that the food pyramid tells me to eat... Read moreChevron
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Tracy Davenport

Tracy Davenport

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Author & Chronic Illness Advocate
posted 01/28/2009, comments (0)

Green Tea and IBD

Drinking green tea is not a new past time. In fact, individuals have enjoyed drinking green tea for over 5,000 years. However, in the past several years, green tea is increasingly being studied as an agent with the potential to reduce inflammation, especially in the gastrointestinal tract.   Green tea is made from the dried leaves of... Read moreChevron
Ali
posted 11/04/2008, comments (8)

Stress and IBD

My doctor (and many others) have told me multiple times that stress will make my UC symptoms worse... I wouldn't say I didn't believe them before, but I never really could tell first-hand.  For the past year and a half, I have been battling a flare that really seemed to come out of the blue; I responded very well to Prednisone, but after... Read moreChevron
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