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Expert_badge Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author and parent and expert on the impact of disease on families

Back to School with IBD – Part I: Meeting the Teacher

While Back-to-School night is a great opportunity for parents and teachers to connect, it is not the time or place to discuss your child's medical issues with his or her teacher. Instead, it will be up to you to call your child's school and arrange a meeting with the teacher, prior to the start of school (your child's teacher will most likely be... Read moreChevron
posted 09/03/2010, comments (0)|
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

My Vacation with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This isn't going to be a terribly informative post today. Rather I'm going to whine and moan for a bit. If you have any chronic health condition like IBD, IBS, or any other, then I'm sure you'll get where I'm coming from and forgive my lapse in keeping a stiff upper lip just now.   So, here it goes. . .   If you're a regular reader... Read moreChevron
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Jennifer Rackley

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Nutritionist

More News on Vitamin D

We have talked before about the role of vitamin D in the nutritional status of those with IBD.  It has long been theorized that the vitamin boosts the immune system as well as aids in limiting inflammation.  Newer research is digging even more deeply into this area with promising results.A recent article in the American Journal of... Read moreChevron
posted 08/27/2010, comments (0)|
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Being Prepared for an IBD Flare

A friend that I chat with on another web site mentioned that she was having her first Ulcerative Colitis (UC) flare-up in a couple of years and she couldn't figure out why. After some prodding and questioning from fellow chatters it was discovered that she had been taking NSAID's (Aleve, I think) for a couple of weeks to treat an aching... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Understanding Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) hosted a web/tele-conference this past week called, Ulcerative Colitis - The A to Z of Treating UC. The conference speaker was Dr. Thomas Ullman from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.   While much of the information Dr. Ullman discussed may be common knowledge for those of us... Read moreChevron
posted 08/02/2010, comments (0)|

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