With the holidays come parties and for a person with Inflammatory Bowel Disease I know this can be a daunting time of year. That first... Read more »
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease typically have great and warranted concerns about what they should eat. While diet is most likely... Read more »
Whipworms In was in 2004 when I first read about drinking pig whipworms to treat IBD. Joel Weinstock, a gastroenterologist at the... Read more »
I'm not sure if it's the holiday blues, winter blues, or what but I've been hearing some sad IBD stories from readers as well as some IBD... Read more »
While most patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease do well with amino-salicylates that are extremely safe such as Asacol and... Read more »
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease typically have great and warranted concerns about what they should eat. While diet is most likely not a... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term that includes two main disorders:Ulcerative colitis (UC)Crohn's disease (CD)These two diseases are... Read more »
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA) were signed into law on June 4, 1997, and revised in 2004.IDEA requires... Read more »
As I sat across from my gastroenterologist in his private office in July 1998 I felt scared, anxious, and exhausted. Two weeks before I'd had my... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Christian D. Stone, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St.... Read more »
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that typically effects the small intestine.... Read more »