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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/29/2008, comment (1)

When You Gotta Go, and They Tell You, "No."

So, I drive, two hours, straight, between Roanoke and Charlottesville. And, I'm feeling pretty smug and full of myself (literally), because I didn't stop even once--not to fill up my cute, little, blazing red, Jeep Liberty Sport, or to unfill my little, now bursting, middle aged bladder. I'm proud of myself because, by not stopping, I had... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (0)

Going to school with IBD

With the new school year about to begin there are many parents facing managing their child’s IBD while they are at school. Many children are embarrassed to be singled out as being different so it becomes increasingly important to handle this topic with care. Depending on what your school cafeteria serves you may find that it is... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/24/2008, comments (2)

Of Well Intentioned—Yet, Skewed—Advice

One example of well intentioned--yet skewed--advice, is "the coconut macaroon prescription," for common diarrhea AND Crohn's disease, popularized in the nationally syndicated newspaper column, "The Peoples' Pharmacy." Every so often, the column mentions this alleged miracle cure. Several years ago, when my youngest son was... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/22/2008, comments (0)

There’s No Such Thing as a Stupid Question, or OK; So Just What WAS The Doctor Talking About?

I'm very happy to come on board as a new IBD expert. As an RN, health educator, and medical writer, I guess, on paper, I'm a credible enough "expert." But, to tell you the truth, what turned my personal and professional interest to the area of inflammatory bowel disease--in particular, pediatric IBD--is that three of my four children (my boys, now... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 06/19/2008, comments (0)

Summer Camps for Children and Teens with IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease often appears for the first time in childhood or adolescence. For some children and teenagers, the onset of this disorder can make attending a summer camp next to impossible. Fortunately, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America has designed residential camps around the country to enrich the lives of... Read more Chevron

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