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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Dennis
For all my American viewers, today is the day to be thankful for all that we have. I know many of your are going through intense physical struggles. I still have my bad days and bad nights as well. But there is still much to be thankful for in the midst of pain.Two years ago I spent Thanksgiving in the hospital on bowel rest, eating nothing but TPN ...
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C3Life Blog: the Fear of Temporary Ostomies
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Dennis
Following last week’s post about new research finding that temporary ostomates are less happy than permanent ostomates, this week’s C3Life.com blog is about why I think that is so, from my experience. Feel free to respond with any insight you have from personal experience.Keep fighting, ~Dennis
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Must Have Health Screenings Every Woman Should Have
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Methods of Healing
For optimal health, women need to have routine medical exams and screenings. Consider these tests a preemptive strike against any future health conditions that may develop over time. When caught in the early stages, a number of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis can be treated successfully. Do you know which medical tests and health ...
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IBD Diet Foods that Soothe the Gut
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Methods of Healing
Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease are just a few of several inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that can wreck havoc on everyday life with pain, nutritional deficiencies and countless trips to the bathroom. While food is the not the ultimate cause of IBD, many IBD sufferers have found relief in tweaking their diets.An IBD ...
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Crohn’s Week: Those I’ve Met Along the Way
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Ashley
When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s, I knew one other person withIBD and that was Lori. I didn’t really know the entire story (as she had been diagnosed quite some time before) but she was the extent of my Crohn-ie connections. Since being diagnosed, I have had the pleasure of connecting with so many others whose lives have been aff ...
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Crohn’s Week: Those I’ve Met Along the Way
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Ashley
When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s, I knew one other person withIBD and that was Lori. I didn’t really know the entire story (as she had been diagnosed quite some time before) but she was the extent of my Crohn-ie connections. Since being diagnosed, I have had the pleasure of connecting with so many others whose lives have been aff ...
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Every UC cloud has a silver lining
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Martin
The other day I received a letter from my GP. An appointment has been made for me to have the Swine Flu Vaccination. I think I qualify because I’m on azathioprine, which is an immunosuppressant. There aren’t too many advantages to having ulcerative colitis, but getting the Swine Flu Vaccine might just be one of them. I feel like I&r ...
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What About Afterward?
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NicoleD
We talk a lot about pregnancy and birth on this blog, but what about after baby comes? There are so many options to consider before baby even makes her arrival, from vaccination and circumcision, to breastfeeding and diapering, there are so many things to work through. This post will, hopefully, set you on a course to helping navigate all of the ch ...
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Falling apart
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Stephanie Butland
Chemotherapy is not kind to cancer, which is the point of it, but it's not kind to the body either. Hair, nails, gut, noses, sinuses, immune system, mouth, teeth, all take a hammering.I've been having mouth trouble pretty much throughout. All of those lovely friendly bacteria get stripped away and the mouth becomes tender, gums start bleeding and d ...
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