Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Expert_badge Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author & Chronic Illness Advocate

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

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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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Diets, diets, diets. . .What's an IBDer to do?

  For 31 years of my life I never thought about what I was eating. I ate what I wanted, when I wanted, and never gave it a second thought. I wasn't a fast food junkie by any means, but did enjoy things like french fries, Doritos, ice cream, and Coca-Cola, as well as watermelon, sweet corn, Yoplait yogurt, and beer.   After my IBD... Read moreChevron
Mary Lee

Nurse with IBD

 I was diagnosed two years ago with Microscopic Colitis.  17 years prior I was diagnosed with celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome.  I take Asacol and Entocort.  My frustration is with abdominal pain.  I am constantly pulling things out of my diet that may be problematic but sometimes I get flares for no... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Omega-6 & Sushi - you choose

FOOD - good, bad, how do we keep track?   There was some news this week that has made me wonder about the food we're told to eat, then told could be bad for us. I'm talking about the fish, Tilapia. The news is that the farm-raised fish we've all be snarfing down these past years is, apparently, very high in Omega-6 essential fatty acids... Read moreChevron

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