Paul Richman...Paul Richman is an elementary school teacher that battles through the every day struggles of Crohn's. His remarkable story of fighting to stay alive in the early stages of the...
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies and how to manage inflammatory bowel disease every day, InflammatoryBowelDisease.net brings you frequent articles, points of view and...
Clinical Trial Participation...Every clinical trial is designed to look at a specific population, so each participant is required to have certain traits (eligibility criteria) in order to take part in the study...
Understanding Clinical Trials...A clinical trial is a research study that is conducted to determine whether a specific medical intervention, such as a treatment, device, procedure, or change in behavior is safe and...
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...
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Pregnancy...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)(UC), causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. Common symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. People...
Mental Health...There are a number of misunderstandings about the relationships between emotions, mental health, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis. For example, some people who...
Smoking...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a condition in which inflammation of the digestive tract causes a range of different symptoms and complications...
Stress...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition of inflammation of the digestive tract. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Common symptoms of IBD...
Eating Tips and Strategies...Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet is important for everyone, and is especially important for people with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). This is...
Diet and Nutrition...Many people have mistaken beliefs about the relationship between food and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). None of these beliefs are true according...
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease...Life with a complex, chronic condition such as Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC), the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can be very challenging at times, especially during...
Relaxation Techniques...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the digestive tract that can cause symptoms like diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. There are many ways people living with IBD...
Fish Oil...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition of chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Symptoms related...
Prebiotics...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), creates chronic inflammation in the digestive tract and can cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and fatigue. Several medications...
Probiotics and Prebiotics...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that causes chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. Some people may want to try complementary and integrative health (CIH) methods to help manage...
Herbal Supplements...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition of chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Medications to help manage...