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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

What Is An IBD Flare?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word lingo means: special vocabulary of a particular field of interest.   If you are a veteran of having Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), then you know our lingo, words like trigger and flare. But if you're new to living with IBD then you may have heard these words but not be particularly... Read moreChevron
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Support IBD Bill Today!

If you do only one thing this year to support those of us who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease and their families, let your government representatives know that you want them to support the IBD Bill.   Currently, there are a total of 115 co-sponsors for the IBD Research and Awareness Act. But this number needs to increase for the bill to... Read moreChevron
posted 06/25/2010, comments (0)|
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Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author & Chronic Illness Advocate

Fatherhood and Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Part II

An exclusive interview with Dr. Rob Palkovitz In honor of Father's Day, I continue my interview with Dr. Rob Palkovitz, author of Involved Fathering and Men's Adult Development: Provisional Balances:   Often times, fathers with IBD are not able to work the jobs they would like to, and find themselves in a compromised financial position. What... Read moreChevron
posted 06/18/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author & Chronic Illness Advocate

Be An Effective Father with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

An exclusive interview with Dr. Rob Palkovitz Published literature indicates that as many as 10 - 15 percent of adults are living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Even though women are treated more often then men for IBD, a relatively large population of men, and more specifically fathers, are also living with the condition. In honor of Father's... Read moreChevron
posted 06/15/2010, comments (0)|
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Elizabeth Roberts

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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient

Men and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Part I

In honor of Father's day this month I've decided to focus on men and how IBD affects them. At first, I didn't think I would have much to discuss on the topic, though, seeing as I'm a woman and can't jump inside a guy's head. But, between my own experience with my Dad, who, like me, has Ulcerative Colitis, and some other gentlemen I know through my... Read moreChevron
posted 06/14/2010, comments (0)|

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