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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 07/14/2009, comments (0)

The Basics of IBD

Like our other Expert Jennifer, I too listened to the Children’s Digestive Health & Nutrition Foundation web cast last month. While she has already given a good overview of the discussions that took place I thought it worth going over some of the basics about IBD diagnosis and treatment options that were discussed. Dr. Maria... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 07/11/2009, comments (0)

Communicating with your child's doctor: Key in getting good care!

As mentioned in my previous blog from the CDHNF's webcast the incidence of IBD in children is getting younger and younger. About 7-10% of children are now being diagnosed at age 5 or below. The cause of the increase in incidence for the pediatric population is unclear but it presents different issues and challenges than it would in the adult... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 06/16/2009, comments (0)

A Whole Different World

In my last Sharepost I mentioned that my husband and I were going to take some time off and go on a road trip around the West. Well, 18 days, 4 states, and 3,644 miles later we're home. The whole trip was amazing in more than one way. We drove through much of Colorado, California, Utah, and Nevada and if you've never been to... Read more Chevron

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Shelly Rondeau Heller

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posted 06/03/2009, comment (1)

Some Say We Created Our Illness

I live in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most health-centric places in the world. So when I got sick with ulcerative colitis in 2000, I felt like some kind of failure. I was a wife, a mom, and in the middle of my main earning years. It was a terrible time to be sick. I spent a lot of time thinking, "What did I do to create this?" In... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 05/28/2009, comments (0)

Technology helping IBD sufferers

I have to tell you, I am not up on all of the new fangled technology. Call me crazy but my classic cell phone with the standard applications is about all I really need to get by. So when the news of iphone applications with the potential of helping Crohn's patients popped into my e-mail inbox I was a little curious. How can using a... Read more Chevron

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