Inflammatory Bowel Disease - All People Who Are Interested In "IBS"

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 10/29/2009, comments (2)

What is an Elimination Diet?

An Elimination diet (ED) can be very beneficial to people who are have gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Elimination diets are helpful whether or not you have a firm diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a possible food allergy, like Celiac disease. The main purpose of an Elimination diet is to... Read more Chevron

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every day for me it either direha or cinstpation w/ BAD pain/fain

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posted 02/21/2009, comments (22)

chronic severe pain

does any one every faint whil on the toilet and have you ever been having a day where you have had direha so bad that you feel hot on the inside and cold sweating on the out side. i often feel like i am going to die . for the past 5 days my neck is stiff jaw hurts and my abdomen hurt so bad er room dont take me seriousy and i have a... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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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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Danielle

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posted 11/21/2007, comments (2)

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I have been living with symptoms since I was about 9 years old, maybe younger. My parents divorced when I was very young so my symptoms were dismissed as being emotionally related or a cry for attention. As I got older I guess I had convinced myself that these things WERE either in my head or just something that everyone went through. In my... Read more Chevron

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