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    How long after surgery can I start excercising?

    I have had resection surgery about 4 months ago, and am now feeling much better and eating well. I want to start going to the gym to build some muscle and strenghthen my body, but I'm afraid if this will affect or hurt my surgery site (internally and externally)? Anybody knows when it is safe...
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    Link between Crohn’s Disease and food intolerance

    Link between Crohn’s Disease and food intolerance http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/07/11/27401.aspx The results of a six-month study carried out by University College London shows compelling evidence that food can impact on both Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative Colitis sufferers. The most...
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    A nice story about diet trial success for Crohn's

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1076594/How-tackle-Crohns-Disease-help-drugs.html I think this is the Lo Flex diet................
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    Sources and severity of self-reported food intolerance after ileal pouch-anal anastom

    http://www.narcis.info/publication/RecordID/oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs%2F351994 Spicy foods, cabbage, and citrus fruits (or juice) were most likely to decrease stool consistency, increase stool frequency, or cause perianal irritation. Onions, cabbage, or leeks were reported by 28% of the...
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    Sources and severity of self-reported food intolerance after ileal pouch-anal anastom

    http://www.narcis.info/publication/RecordID/oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs%2F351994 Spicy foods, cabbage, and citrus fruits (or juice) were most likely to decrease stool consistency, increase stool frequency, or cause perianal irritation. Onions, cabbage, or leeks were reported by 28% of the...
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    Food Intolerance Test

    Has anybody had food intolerance test and did it help? There was one done now in my country but it is expensive and not covered by insurance http://doctorscenterlb.com/imupro.htm The success of lmuPro300 is based upon three principles: 1. Avoiding incompatible ingredients. 2. Rotation...
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    Natural Healing For Crohn's Disease video

    Here is a story of a teenager who used diet and supplements to help her Crohn's. http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/videos-30116-49.html
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    Thiopurines halve risk of repeat Crohn's disease surgery

    http://www.ccfa.org/reuters/Thiopurines "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a first surgical resection for Crohn's disease, long-term treatment with thiopurines appears to cut the risk of subsequent intestinal surgery by nearly 60%, Austrian researchers reported online December 15th in the...
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    Links seen between gut bacteria and disease

    http://www.ccfa.org/reuters/gutbacteria Researchers, led by Chinese scientist Wang Jun, said in the latest issue of Nature they found more than 1,000 different species of bacteria in the human gut. They said they had sequenced, or analyzed, the genes of each bacteria, creating the first...
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    The ability of fish oil to suppress TNF Alfa

    http://www.bioportfolio.com/LeadDiscovery/PubMed-010202.htm The overproduction or inappropriate production of TNF-alpha has been implicated as having an important, often causative, role in both sepsis and autoimmune diseases. This has resulted in the development of pharmaceuticals able to...
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    Effectiveness of mesalamine and propolis in experimental colitis

    http://www.springerlink.com/content/gr656x5167976734/ "The investigators concluded that propolis and mesalamine are efficient independently and in combination, but that their combined effect was not observed to be additive in experimental colitis."
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    Fungal Nail Infection

    Has anybody suffered from fungal nail infection? I have had one in my toenail for years , and the GP says it's due to the longterm use of immuno-suppressants and antibiotics. He prescribed for me a medicine called Sporanox. I was reading about side effects and some of them were liver disease...
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    Surgery Worries

    I,ve had my surgery last Tuesday where they removed 10 cm of the ileum and ileocecal valve and half the Cecum. I have in lots of pain since especially gas pain. On Saturday they sus[ected a bowel obstruction and sent me toOR again, where they found nothing. Till now I have not passed gas and...
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    Back in the hospital again

    Well guys, it seems my short remission after my first Remicade infusion about 2 weeks back ended. Monday I travelled to Syria for a business trip, and I didn't eat much all day (just a few crackers) all day as I was very busy. At night we want to a restaurant, and I ordered the safest dish...
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    Cooked Veggies

    I am trying to add back some vegetables to my diet. And since the doctor said no raw veggies, they should be thoroughly cooked. I have tried for now cooked carrots and zuchinis. Any other options for well tolerated cooked vegetables? Thanks
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