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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

RN, Health Educator & Medical Writer; Mom of 3 Children w / IBD

FDA issues "stern" safety warnings on Salix brand Visicol and OsmoPrep bowel cleansers

According to Associated Press business writer Matthew Perrone: Federal health officials said today, that they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney damage in several patients. The Food and Drug Administration said it has received more than 20 reports of a serious... Read more Chevron

posted 12/11/2008, comments (2)|

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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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

posted 08/29/2008, comment (1)|

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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

posted 08/25/2008, comments (0)|

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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Myth of the coconut macaroon prescription for IBD

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

posted 08/24/2008, comments (2)|

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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Get Answers to Your IBD Questions

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

posted 08/22/2008, comments (0)|

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