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IBD May Raise Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
May 5, 2010 -- People with inflammatory bowel disease -- especially men and those with ulcerative colitis -- may be at increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, preliminary research suggests. Up to 1 million Americans have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); the main types are ulcerative coliti
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Combination Therapy Treats Crohn's Disease
April 14, 2010 -- Patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease are most likely to get better if treated with a combination of biologic and immune-suppressing therapies, a clinical trial suggests. It's a "landmark trial," says gastroenterologist David Kerman, MD, assistant professor of clinical m
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Ulcerative Colitis: 5 Ways to Work With Your Doctor to Reduce Symptoms
Stephanie McDonald was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1987, at the age of 49. In the 23 years since then, she has had several doctors. But none have compared to Jenny S. Sauk-Mauer, MD -- or “Dr. Jenny,” as McDonald calls her -- a gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. N
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Ulcerative Colitis and Dating: 5 Tips for Your Social Life
Anxiety about dating, sex, and relationships is common for many single people who have ulcerative colitis. “I tell my patients there’s no Pollyanna approach to it,” says Sharon Jedel, PhD, a clinical psychologist in the gastroenterology department at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Yet i
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Coping With Ulcerative Colitis Flares
Even the most independent woman can feel unnerved in the face of an ulcerative colitis flare-up. Your UC may have been in remission for years. Then suddenly, the old familiar symptoms -- diarrhea, urgent bowel movements, bloody stools -- rev up, sometimes for weeks. For as long as they do, you may b
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Coping With Ulcerative Colitis at the Office
Many people who are diagnosed with ulcerative colitis are able to continue working. Even so, they may be anxious about being open about their disease at work. Talking about UC to a boss or co-worker is very different from talking about it with friends and family members. Who should you tell and when
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Ulcerative Colitis: Avoiding the Temptations of College Life
If college is the first time that you're living away from home, it's probably also the first time you're completely in charge of managing your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To keep your ulcerative colitis symptoms at bay, you'll want to live healthily, which can sometimes be at odds with the "ty
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Dating and Relationships With Ulcerative Colitis
One of the upsides of college: all that new freedom! One of the downsides of college for people with UC: all that freedom! With it come the pressures of dating and the social scene. It’s true that dating and getting into relationships can be more complicated when you have an inflammatory bowel dise
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Bringing Up Baby When You Have Ulcerative Colitis: A Guide for New Moms
Emily Moore was one of the lucky ones. While she was pregnant with her daughter, Hallie, she got a brief reprieve from the stomach pains and constant running to the bathroom she's endured since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 16. "When I was pregnant, I felt really good," she recalls.
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UC and Pregnancy: Eating Well to Gain the Right Amount of Weight
Getting the right balance of nutrients is always important when you have ulcerative colitis. But when you're pregnant and have UC, getting a well-balanced diet is absolutely essential to ensure that your baby has enough nutrition to grow and thrive. Gastrointestinal woes can be an everyday occurrenc
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