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PERSONALIZED CARE FOR IBD by Tara Troy, M.D. It is finally starting to happen!! Scientific discoveries are helping to individualize and improve the quality of care for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – RATHER THAN ONE SIZE FITS ALL and/or TRIAL AND ERROR. Check out this excellent article in Med Page Today […]
CAN CANNABIS LOWER IBD SYMPTOMS? By Elizabeth Campisi and Liz Moon, NP Although it has been suggested that cannabinoids (compound found in cannabis) may possess anti-inflammatory properties, in the past cannabis has been inconsistent with respect to improving the symptoms of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the use of cannabis has continued to increase, with approximately […]
ALWAYS LEARNING ways to better care for our patients with CROHN’S and ULCERATIVE COLITIS! Our nurse practitioner, Liz Moon, attended the regional Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease conference held in Chicago recently. As always, the conference was excellent and she came away with numerous suggestions on how we can care EVEN BETTER for […]
ACUPUNCTURE IN CROHN’S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS (IBD) Check out this excellent summary from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s website of an article in the journal IBD regarding the potential role that acupuncture may have as a complementary treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: https://site.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/research/clinical-trials-community/research-updates/acupuncture-in-inflammatory.html “Increased intestinal sensitivity leading to abdominal pain and […]
