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VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY & IBD: CHICKEN OR EGG? Vitamin D is well known to have many effects on the immune system. In recent years, many studies have suggested a possible role for vitamin D deficiency contributing to the development or activity of inflammatory bowel disease. Check out the link to this excellent article in Frontline […]
FRUSTRATIONS OF IBD Check out this article about the numerous barriers patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face in trying to obtain the care they deserve. “Communication challenges between patients and physicians, including lack of holistic support, particularly psych-social assistance, and diagnostic delays are all problems for IBD patients, according to an analysis of focus […]
Been There. Done That. You’re Welcome! PATIENT ADVOCACY & THE HEALING POWER OF SHARED EXPERIENCE By James E. “Jed” Foster, Jr., MA, LMFT, Behavioral Coach and Therapist, Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health A diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) can feel a little lonely. Whether it’s stigma, shame, fear, or simply and aversion […]
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 […]