According to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation more than 100,000 children have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Unfortunately these numbers are on the rise as more and more cases of pediatric IBD are diagnosed. While there is no known cause for the increase in the numbers of children with IBD we can help diagnose and treat these children more efficiently.
Currently most children with IBD see a delay in diagnosis of months. The delay can allow out of control IBD to stunt the child's growth,...
In an earlier blog posts, Elizabeth mentioned her use of alternative treatment options. In this two part series Elizabeth expounds on the... Read more »
Summertime can be a lot of fun. Who doesn't love sitting out by the pool relaxing with a cold drink? Unfortunately when you have medical... Read more »
I have written many article in the past about the use of probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Up to this point there was not a lot of... Read more »
Ten years ago when my IBD symptoms were at their absolute worst I was desperate. I'd been seeing a gastroenterologist, I'd had all the... Read more »
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... Read more »
A pharmaceutical publication is reporting that drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has signed the development and marketing rights for a new inflammatory bowel... Read more »
A clinical trial is underway in Great Britain to determine if melatonin supplements can ease ulcerative colitis. Melatonin is a hormone that helps... Read more »
Immunosuppressant drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may leave older patients at higher risk of infections, a new Mayo Clinic study... Read more »
A recent animal study suggests that a sugar molecule produced in the intestines may eliminate the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The... Read more »
Drugmaker Pfizer has bought the rights to a controversial stem cell therapy that may one day treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The stem cells,... Read more »
What Kind of IBD do I Have? There are two different diseases that are referred to as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). One is Ulcerative Colitis and one is Crohn's Disease. While the symptoms may be different, they require different...
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