Inflammatory Bowel Disease - All People Who Are Living In "United States"

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I have ulcerative colitis (pan colitis)

posted 01/01/2009, comments (17)

Discouraged

Hi, I hope it's okay if I do a little venting here! I've really been struggling lately with my IBD and I don't know where to turn. Since Monday I've been woken up most every morning with extremely intense joint pain in my knees and sometimes ankles and wrists (it jumps around). I'm pretty sure that it's arthritis...but it's sharp pain that's... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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

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posted 12/11/2008, comment (1)

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

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Ali

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posted 11/04/2008, comments (8)

Stress and IBD

My doctor (and many others) have told me multiple times that stress will make my UC symptoms worse... I wouldn't say I didn't believe them before, but I never really could tell first-hand. For the past year and a half, I have been battling a flare that really seemed to come out of the blue; I responded very well to Prednisone, but after... Read more Chevron

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Laura

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Site producer for My IBD Central

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posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Q&A: How to ease Crohn's-related fatigue

A patient who has Crohn's disease asks Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Picco what can be done to deal with disease-related fatigue. According to Picco, fatigue from Crohn's disease could actually be caused by several factors other than a disease flare, including medication, depression, anemia, and nutritional deficiencies. Picco also... Read more Chevron

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kathyrose

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living with this I am 42 I am mad sad scared and hopeful I have

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posted 06/08/2008, comments (6)

Please help I am sad scared and tired of living with this

Hello, I hope you looked at my bio so you can get an idea of who I am. I would love to meet up with some people and get some advice share and hopefully get me out of this stage in my life where I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of myself. I have not been able to hold a job for a... Read more Chevron

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