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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 07/17/2008, comments (0)

Omega-6 & Sushi - you choose

FOOD - good, bad, how do we keep track? There was some news this week that has made me wonder about the food we're told to eat, then told could be bad for us. I'm talking about the fish, Tilapia. The news is that the farm-raised fish we've all be snarfing down these past years is, apparently, very high in Omega-6 essential fatty acids... Read more Chevron

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MERF

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posted 07/15/2008, comment (1)

Great News!

It seems that my Crohn's disease is in total remission! The colonoscopy I had a couple of weeks ago showed no evidence of Crohn's on visual exam or biopsy. The symptoms that I continue to have on an intermittent basis appear to be either from the diverticulosis I have and/or irritable bowel. My doctor said if it weren't for the past... Read more Chevron

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Tom Humberstone

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posted 07/01/2008, comment (1)

A day in the life of a Crohn's sufferer

It was a beautiful Sunday morning.I'd decided to cook American-style pancakes for my flatmate's birthday and headed out to acquire the necessary ingredients. If I was anyone else this might be a rather pedestrian task. But I had been getting over a fairly bad Crohn's relapse and for some reason, the first few hours of my getting up always... 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 (3)

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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Natalie

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posted 04/16/2008, comments (2)

Uc or Crohns?

I was ill 6 months before i was diagnosed with UC, a week later i had surgery to remove the bowel and now have a ileostomy. Lately i have has a few problems with it, i have noticed a bit of blood in my bag and mucus in it daily and tummy pains. I was told i still have UC in the reaming rectum. I was wondering if it could be Crohns? I spoke to... Read more Chevron

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