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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...

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, 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...

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...

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....