Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (0)

Skin Cancer and IBD Medications

According to a recent study of 26,403 Crohn's disease patients and 26,974 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) some of the medications used to treat IBD can increase the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers. The use of immunosuppressive drugs and biologic agents were both studied and both increased the risk of skin cancer developing... Read more Chevron

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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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Shelly Rondeau Heller

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posted 06/03/2009, comment (1)

Some Say We Created Our Illness

I live in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most health-centric places in the world. So when I got sick with ulcerative colitis in 2000, I felt like some kind of failure. I was a wife, a mom, and in the middle of my main earning years. It was a terrible time to be sick. I spent a lot of time thinking, "What did I do to create this?" In... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 01/29/2009, comments (0)

Q&A: Is Coumadin Safe for Colitis?

My ulcerative colitis has been stable on Asacol. I recently was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and my cardiologist put me on Coumadin. Is that safe with my colitis? Coumadin is a blood thinner that decreases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Your cardiologist and gastroenterologist should work together to... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 01/28/2009, comments (0)

Green Tea and IBD

Drinking green tea is not a new past time. In fact, individuals have enjoyed drinking green tea for over 5,000 years. However, in the past several years, green tea is increasingly being studied as an agent with the potential to reduce inflammation, especially in the gastrointestinal tract. Green tea is made from the dried leaves of... Read more Chevron

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