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DIET INFLUENCE ON IBD

February 7, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

DIET INFLUENCE ON IBD For many years, patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have shared their observations and concerns that their nutrition impacts their disease. FINALLY, research in gastroenterology is paying attention and beginning to confirm what these patients have been telling us for decades. “Increasingly, diet is being appreciated as a non-genetic exposure […]

CHRONIC DISEASE DOES NOT MEAN CHRONIC SYMPTOMS

February 3, 2019Anxiety, Depression & Mental Health Browse by Staff Member Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)LIZ MOON, NP

Just because you have a CHRONIC DISEASE DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO HAVE CHRONIC SYMPTOMS It has been reported that patients that have a chronic disease such as inflammatory bowel disease have a perception that their diagnosis means having to live with chronic symptoms. Patients underreport symptoms and symptoms are under-recognized by healthcare professionals. […]

Thinking About Trying CBD?

January 10, 2019Anxiety, Depression & Mental Health Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)LIZ MOON, NP

FIRST, WHAT IS CBD? Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is a naturally occurring chemical found in the cannabis plant, hemp, and marijuana types of cannabis plants. Researchers have identified more than 100 phytochemical compounds from the plant, they are collectively called cannabinoids. The other cannabinoid you have likely heard of is tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This […]

Food DOES Matter for IBD

December 10, 2018Browse by Staff Member CLAIRE ALLEN, MS, RDN, LDN Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Were you told that “nutrition doesn’t matter” when you were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Was it ever recommended that you meet with a registered dietitian for nutritional guidance? We are here to tell you that FOOD CHOICES DO MATTER IN MANAGING IBD FLARES AND SYMPTOMS. Because IBD affects the digestive system, diet and […]