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5 Tips on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an inflammation of the small or large intestine that may cause these symptoms:
Diarrhea
Rectal bleeding
Sharp abdominal pain or cramping
Intestinal obstruction
Fever
See your doctor if you have any of these symptoms
There are two types of IBD:
Ulcerative Colitis
Starts in rectum and spreas upward
Affects men more tham women
Crohn's Disease
More patchy inflammation
Can start anywhere in the digestive tract
Affects women more than men
The cause of IBD is unknown. What is known about IBD includes the following:
IBD is not Contagious.
IBD is not caused by diet.
IBD is not a form of cancer.
IBD affects young and old alike.
IBD can usually be treated with medicine but sometimes requires surgery.
Diagnosis of IBD is based on:
Family history, travel history, current medications
Stool sample to rule out infection
Flexible sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy and biopsy to rule out cancer and to identify
IBD
X-ray studies
Treatment of IBD may include:
Medications to reduce or eliminate inflammation
Special diet or elemental formula diet
Surgery
Time is critical. If you suspect IBD, call your doctor.
Five Tips on IBD from College of Gastroenterolgy 2 types!!!!
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Five Tips on IBD from College of Gastroenterolgy 2 types!!!!
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LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
That's pretty much standard procedure on most GI websites. That's why most GI docs don't know much about MC.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I was totally amazed that they only recognized two IBDs as well as CCFA (at first). The first place I Googled after the CCFA statement which was Northwestern U., if I remember correctly, said completely the opposite.
Lyn, great idea. How about some quotes from Dr. Fine's web site?
I wish you could say something to lead people here. I wouldn't say "some people" but rather "people at the Microscopic Colitis www.perskyfarms.com forum say...."
Lyn, great idea. How about some quotes from Dr. Fine's web site?
I wish you could say something to lead people here. I wouldn't say "some people" but rather "people at the Microscopic Colitis www.perskyfarms.com forum say...."
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
found it
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Lyn and Joan,
I've considered making those changes in the past, but one has to be very careful about making "medical" recommendations, when one does not have a medical degree, and/or a license to practice medicine. Being correct, is not always enough, when you're fighting the "establishment". I would hate to have to shut this site down, because the legal department of some huge medical institution, or pharmaceutical company, claimed that we are dispensing "medical advice", and they decided that they would take it upon themselves to shut us down, simply because we couldn't afford the huge expense of defending ourselves in court.
The problem in this case, is that there is very limited "official" medical support for our position, but dissension is widespread, and much of it is by many of the most prestigious medical institutions in the world. I thought that I had figured it out, a few weeks ago, when it dawned on me that Dr. Lewey, (the food doc), also supports our position, but lately, when I've searched for his blogs, to use as references, I can no longer locate them on the internet. That's not a good sign. I have no idea what the issue is, with those blogs, but the implications are not good, to say the least. If his blogs should become available again, I would probably make the changes to Wikipedia. His backing, together with Dr. Fine's research, should be sufficient to at least justify some basic claims about treating MC by means of diet control. Without "official" references, there is not much point in trying to correct entries on that site, however. I believe that I would rather not see this site mentioned on Wikipedia, because that could easily inspire a response from "unwelcome" visitors. Did any of us use Wikipedia to originally locate this discussion board, when we were searching for a support board? Personally, I would never do that, but maybe I'm just weird.
If we want to "advertise", to attract new members, there are much more productive ways of doing that. I would say that a "targeted" ad, such as the one's that google offers, would be infinitely more productive.
Anyway, the bottom line is, at this point in time, (considering the situation with the Food Doc's blogs), I would be inclined to wait a while, to see if Dr. Lewey's blogs resurface, again, before taking any action on updating the MC entries on Wikipedia. I agree, though, those entries need to be corrected, as soon as we have the legitimate references to support our claims.
Tex
I've considered making those changes in the past, but one has to be very careful about making "medical" recommendations, when one does not have a medical degree, and/or a license to practice medicine. Being correct, is not always enough, when you're fighting the "establishment". I would hate to have to shut this site down, because the legal department of some huge medical institution, or pharmaceutical company, claimed that we are dispensing "medical advice", and they decided that they would take it upon themselves to shut us down, simply because we couldn't afford the huge expense of defending ourselves in court.
The problem in this case, is that there is very limited "official" medical support for our position, but dissension is widespread, and much of it is by many of the most prestigious medical institutions in the world. I thought that I had figured it out, a few weeks ago, when it dawned on me that Dr. Lewey, (the food doc), also supports our position, but lately, when I've searched for his blogs, to use as references, I can no longer locate them on the internet. That's not a good sign. I have no idea what the issue is, with those blogs, but the implications are not good, to say the least. If his blogs should become available again, I would probably make the changes to Wikipedia. His backing, together with Dr. Fine's research, should be sufficient to at least justify some basic claims about treating MC by means of diet control. Without "official" references, there is not much point in trying to correct entries on that site, however. I believe that I would rather not see this site mentioned on Wikipedia, because that could easily inspire a response from "unwelcome" visitors. Did any of us use Wikipedia to originally locate this discussion board, when we were searching for a support board? Personally, I would never do that, but maybe I'm just weird.
If we want to "advertise", to attract new members, there are much more productive ways of doing that. I would say that a "targeted" ad, such as the one's that google offers, would be infinitely more productive.
Anyway, the bottom line is, at this point in time, (considering the situation with the Food Doc's blogs), I would be inclined to wait a while, to see if Dr. Lewey's blogs resurface, again, before taking any action on updating the MC entries on Wikipedia. I agree, though, those entries need to be corrected, as soon as we have the legitimate references to support our claims.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.