As a sufferer of Ulcerative Colitis, I have recently realized that the world is simply not made for us. Between the lack of awareness of our condition and the lack of resources available to us, we often don’t get everything we need to sustain our health or our lives. I have often wondered why they […]
Tag Archives: IBD
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Nov
Nov
This is the fourth in a series of article dealing with Crohn’s and IBD’s. In previous articles we talked about what it means to have Crohn’s or an IBD, the emotional consequences of dealing with Crohn’s, and current treatments. If you or someone you know has IBS or other symptoms of an IBD, you should […]
Do you have a good friend or family member you would like to invite over for dinner who has Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis? If you aren’t familiar with a Crohn’s and colitis diet you may not know what to serve. You don’t want to serve anything that will be difficult on your friend’s digestive track. […]
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Jan
Jan
One of the hardest things for anyone with Crohn’s disease to face is that it is a disability. There are two main reasons. Unlike a worker who has to go from one room to the next on a spindle, a Crohn’s patient has almost no visible physical problem. There are invisible things that cause pain, […]
Since learning of my ulcerative colitis diagnosis, I’ve lined two shelves on my office bookcase with volumes that deal with UC, IBD and other gastrointestinal issues. Many of the ulcerative colitis books I’ve read contain excellent pieces of advice for sufferers, while others simply repeat the same information you can find on the Internet. If […]
One of the most difficult aspects of having an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is determining what foods you can eat without causing discomfort, diarrhea, or a flare of any other symptoms. I have Crohn’s disease, one of two IBDs; the other is ulcerative colitis. They are essentially the same illness; the difference is that ulcerative […]
140,000 children under the age of 21 have IBD, according to Athos Bousvaros, M.D., former Chairperson of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. “We can’t prove this yet, but the incidence of IBD among children and young adults seems to be increasing dramatically,” Athos said in a 2006 report published by the Crohn’s and […]