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Beware of Blood Clot Risk and IBD

 According to recent research people with IBD are at a significantly higher risk for the development of a dangerous type of blood clot.  These clots are called Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) when they occur in the leg or Pulmonary Embolism (PE) when the occur in the patient's lung.  Both of these types of blood clot can be fatal if not... Read moreChevron
posted 05/25/2011, comments (2)|
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Natural Foods Chef / Author / IBD Patient
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Understanding Food Allergy, Food Intolerance & Food Sensitivity

Food Allergy, Food Intolerance, and Food Sensitivity are all terms that have recently joined our vernacular. But, what do these terms really mean? That's what we're going to explore in this Sharepost.   A Food Allergy is an immediate or slightly delayed immune reaction to a specific food, even if that food is ingested in tiny amounts. The... Read moreChevron
posted 05/19/2011, comment (1)|
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Similarities Found Between IBD and Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is a genetic disease that affects as many as 1 in 133 people in the United States. Celiac is also known as gluten intolerance and is characterized by an inability of the patient's body to tolerate gluten. When gluten is ingested a celiac patient can suffer intestinal damage. Gluten is a component of wheat, rye and barley as well as... Read moreChevron
posted 05/18/2011, comments (0)|
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Probiotics for the Treatment of IBD

I have written many article in the past about the use of probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Up to this point there was not a lot of information specific to their use in IBD but they were often prescribed in a "well, it couldn't hurt to try it" sort of way.   Less than a year ago I attended a webcast during which time I was able to ask... Read moreChevron
posted 04/29/2011, comments (0)|
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IBD on the Rise in Childen

According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation more than 100,000 children have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Unfortunately these numbers are on the rise as more and more cases of pediatric IBD are diagnosed. While there is no known cause for the increase in the numbers of children with IBD we can help diagnose and treat these children more... Read moreChevron
posted 04/05/2011, comments (0)|
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