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    Appetizing Edibles for Colonoscopy Bowel Prep in Development

    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/845886 Appetizing Edibles for Colonoscopy Bowel Prep in Development Caroline Helwick June 03, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC — Tasty menu items may soon replace the foul-tasting purgatives typically used to prepare the bowel for colonoscopy that are so difficult to...
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    Vedolizumab approved for Crohn's in the UK

    Drug hope for Crohn's patients: New treatment is first to work in the gut to target symptoms on the disease http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2736278/Drug-hope-Crohn-s-patients-New-treatment-work-gut-target-symptoms-disease.html
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    IBD-AID: An anti-inflammatory diet as treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: a case series report

    An anti-inflammatory diet as treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: a case series report Abstract Background The Anti-Inflammatory Diet (IBD-AID) is a nutritional regimen for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that restricts the intake of certain carbohydrates, includes the ingestion of pre-...
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    How long to get approval for Remicade in the UK?

    For those of you in the UK, how long did it take to get approval to go on Remicade? I'm seeing my IBD nurse in a couple of weeks about starting an anti-tnf (hopefully Remi) and I'd like an idea of how much longer I will then have to wait until I can start the infusions. Is it quite a quick or...
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    Stool test 'accurate for diagnosing bowel diseases'

    BBC news report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26769388 Scientific paper: http://iopscience.iop.org/1752-7163/8/2/026001/article The use of a gas chromatograph coupled to a metal oxide sensor for rapid assessment of stool samples from irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease...
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    Long-Term Use of Common Heartburn and Ulcer Medications Linked to Vitamin B12 Deficiency

    I know many of us here take proton pump inhibitors so thought the link to vitamin B12 was interesting. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1788456 Abstract Importance Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) suppress the production of gastric...
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    Vitamin D status and ill health: a systematic review

    Summary Low serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) have been associated with many non-skeletal disorders. However, whether low 25(OH)D is the cause or result of ill health is not known. We did a systematic search of prospective and intervention studies that assessed the effect of...
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    EN and formed BMs?

    Hi there, I'm doing my third round of EN, just a two week stint this time to see if it will speed up my healing whilst Azathioprine takes effect (I can no longer take steroids). Previous times I've taken E028 and ended up with frequent liquid BM's every day (diarrhea is not one of my Crohn's...
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    Allopurinol dose

    I'm due to start Allopurinol in combination with Aza soon, since my 6MMP levels were high but my 6TGN levels sub-optimal on Aza alone. My doctor is suggesting reducing my Aza dose from 125mg to 25mg, and adding in 200mg Allopurinol daily. From what I've read this Allopurinol dose seems on the...
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    Vitamin D and vivid dreams

    I recently started supplementing with vitamin D after reading a lot of research suggesting that it was beneficial in Crohn's Disease. My vit D levels were tested last autumn and were in the normal range but towards the lower end. So I started supplementing with 4000ui each day with my evening...
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    My stricture has disappeared!?

    I had a bad flare-up of my Crohn's in July 2011 which I'm still trying to get under control. I had a colonoscopy in Dec 2011 and the scope couldn't pass through my TI/IC valve area due to a stricture. An MRI in March 2012 confirmed there was a stricture which was 12cm long. At the time my...
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    Hypokalemia (low potassium)

    I was recently put on a course of prednisolone and developed hypokalemia which resolved once I finished the pred. The hypokalemia was almost certainly caused by the pred because I've just started another course of pred and lo and behold one week later my potassium level has dropped dangerously...
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    Diets the full answer?

    I'm hoping those of you who have been through the process of trying different diets might be able to share your experiences with me on this, and help me make a decision on my next steps. I was on an elemental diet for 4 weeks, started the LOFFLEX diet and flared after 2 weeks. I did another 4...
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    ESR increasing, symptoms decreasing

    Hello, I wondered whether anyone might be able to shed some light on something that's puzzling me? I've been following the LOFFLEX diet for several weeks now and just lately have been feeling fairly good with minimal symptoms. A couple of weeks ago I had a blood test which showed that my ESR...
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    Rifaximin antibiotic

    Hi guys, When I saw my consultant earlier in the week we discussed treatment options for me and, since I'm a bit reluctant to go on Aza at the moment, she suggested the antibiotic Rifaximin. I've done a bit of a google search and have managed to find information on a few trials for this drug...
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