Talking to Your Doctor
Because IBD symptoms can often mask themselves as other conditions, it is important to keep your doctor as informed as you can about your condition. Be sure to track your symptoms and what you eat along with medications you are on. The more information you can provide your doctor, the better.
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Hello everyone. My name is Todd Eisner, and I am a gastroenterologist in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. Twice a month, we will be discussing topics involving different issues in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Issues that will be encountered include symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and complications such as colon cancer. In…
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Jennifer Rackley, Health Guide, posted Info Overload? It Happens to Physicians… In this day and age of information overload it can sometimes seem like a…
Jennifer Rackley, Health Guide, posted Finding the right doctor for a child… IBD is likely something that most pediatricians have seen at some…
Elizabeth Roberts, Health Guide, answered I have been having severe pain in my… Hello Marwich, I'm sorry not to be able to be of further help to…
Elizabeth Roberts, Health Guide, posted Consistent Cramping, Nasuea, and… A few weeks ago in a telephone conversation with my mom, she mentioned that one…
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