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Well, after my success with the spinach I got a little too cocky and bought some orange juice the other day - YIKES! - bad idea. I've not had O.J. in nearly ten years since I completed my elimination diet and found that oranges were one of my trigger foods. But, I figured I'd done so well with the spinach that the O.J. just...

It has been a l o n g time since I've eaten anything green and leafy, until the last two weeks. Seriously, for at least ten years now if I even look at lettuce or the like I get D so bad I can't stand it. But a couple of weeks ago as I was perusing the vegetables in the grocery store my eyes settled on the most...

So, where do you keep your stress? For me, it depends on what kind of stress we're talking about. I have both IBD (colitis) and IBS and while I don't think stress contributes too much to my colitis it does affect my IBS especially when I'm feeling nervous. Other stress, like from being physically cold (which I always am), or a hard...

Well, I've been done with the antibiotics for nearly a week now and never had even a small problem with my gut - YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW AMAZING THAT IS FOR ME because this is the first time in my adult life that I've not reacted badly to them. Hmmmmmm.

Instead, I did something really dumb yesterday - each Saturday I dole out my week's...

Well, five days on antibiotics and other than some fleeting stomach cramps each a.m. I've not had one problem (knock wood) - no D, which is VERY unusual for me on antibiotics. What I've done differently than other times I've take an Antib. is before I take it I eat 1 cup of yogurt (I make my own), one acidophilus pill, then, about half...

For three weeks I've been battling a horrible cold - not to be gross but if you could sell mucus I'd be a millionaire by now. Well, in the past few days my right ear has been aching like crazy so I broke down and went to the doctor today - I have an ear infection and a sinus infection so Augmentin was prescribed. I know I need the...

I was at a popular restaurant yesterday for brunch with my husband and friends. My gut was fine but too many cups of tea and I had to p*e. Now, this is one of those problems that pretty much only women can understand, sorry guys - but, here is a restaurant that seats at least 100 people and it has 1 women's restroom and 1 men's room. The...

Try drinking green tea. Even though my day-to-day IBD and IBS symptoms are pretty much under control I notice a marked difference in the consistency of my poop, frequency of bathroom trips, and amount of gas I have when I drink green tea.

I've had a terrible cold/virus for the past week - seriously, this thing has just kicked my butt. BUT, in...

I had an interesting telephone call from my Dad yesterday about the status of his Ulcerative Colitis. But first, some background - he was dx'd with UC back in 1960 when he had a severe flare-up that landed him in the hospital and ended up with his being discharged from the US Navy for medical reasons. He was hospitalized, put on steroids, etc....

My decision to not travel with my husband to India was a good one. Even though it makes me sad to think of all the cultural experiences I have missed in these past two weeks hearing about the crazy cities, the food, the toilets, and the cold in Northern India makes me feel confident in my decision not to travel to this country.

I travel quite...