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Tracy Davenport

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posted 10/08/2008, comments (0)

Scholarships for Those Living with Crohn's Disease

If you or a loved one is living with Crohn's Disease, you may be eligible to receive an academic scholarship. UCB, a world-wide biopharmaceutical company, has just announced the winners of its third annual UCB Crohn's Scholarship Program, and has made information available about more scholarship awards for 2009. The UCB scholarship... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Ulcerative Colitis - Part II: Lou Ann talks about Monica's diet

Last month we talked with Lou Ann about her daughter's UC. This is a little bit about some of the Monica's dietary struggles and some of the comfort foods she found she liked when she was in the middle of her flares. Jen: We spent some time last month talking about how you dealt with Monica's UC. I was wondering about... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 09/17/2008, comments (0)

Ulcerative Colitis: A mother's perspective

Lou Ann has become a dear friend and her daughter Monica went to school with my husband. Monica had been dealing with ulcerative colitis for a very long time until a recent surgery resolved her symptoms. This is a portion of a conversation I had with Lou Ann on what it was like to see her daughter deal with such a debilitating... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 09/15/2008, comments (0)

Taking an IBD Holiday

I think the Internet is great. And I truly appreciate websites like this one. But, if I'm honest then I have to admit that sometimes all this technology makes it far too easy to focus on IBD far too much! That's why you didn't get a blog from me last week - I needed a holiday from IBD. I'd been in a flare for about two months and in the... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 09/09/2008, comments (0)

The Top Ten Ways IBD Has Changed Me

#10-I used to think that "Culturelle" was a moisturizer for dry, chapped hands and flaky elbows. # 9-I thought "probiotic" described members of the Republican Party. # 8-Despite my liberal nature, I have come to terms with the fact that I'm not a bad person just because I'm lactose intolerant. # 7-I've learned that there... Read more Chevron

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