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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 12/12/2008, comment (1)

Excercise has many benefits for IBD!

As most of you know exercise is imperative in maintaining health. A recent study in the November issue of Cancer Causes and Control goes this one step further by linking activity to a lower risk of colon and rectal cancer. Conversely, inactivity was linked to a higher risk. This makes it all the more important to include exercise... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 11/16/2008, comments (13)

Now, Aren't WE Special...?

Ladies, yes; we have yet another reason to feel "special": according to a report just published in the November issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch, a new study indicates that women may have a harder time prepping for colonoscopies, than men. Apparently, this is largely because women are more likely to suffer constipation and/or... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 04/23/2008, comments (0)

The Ins and Outs of Colonoscopy

The Ins and Outs of Colonoscopy If your doctor suspects you have either Colitis or Crohn's disease then sooner or later you will be scheduled for a Colonoscopy. But it is not only a necessary procedure for properly diagnosing diseases of the colon like IBD but also to screen the general population for cancers of the... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 02/12/2008, comments (0)

5 IBD Myths

There is a lot of information out there on the Internet these days and some of it is good and some of it is well, not too correct. I thought this week we might look at some of the myths, or misinformation that's out there about IBD. IBD and IBS are the same thing. Nope, they're not. Some of the symptoms are similar and even some of the... Read more Chevron

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