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Health advice not all-inclusive
Every day we’re bombarded with stories telling us how to live our healthiest lives. We’re told we should sleep seven to nine hours each night, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, exercise regularly, drink lots of water and avoid alcohol. It’s a lot to take in. And even though it might be based on the […]
Personal Story
Soul Food: The Ayurvedic Diet and How It Helped Me Manage IBD
When I was 16, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and was prescribed medication to treat it. Even with medication, I dealt with flares that caused severe bleeding, debilitating pain, nausea, vomiting, and muscle cramps, among other symptoms. For three years my mother and I visited one specialist after another on the East Coast searching for answers. When a doctor […]
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Crohn’s disease sufferer recovering from burst bowel is now a champion weightlifter
Manny Singh Tura, 27, weighing only seven-and-a-half stone (48kg) to begin with, shed three stone (19kg) in just two months after his bowel burst in December 2016. He had a foot-long (30cm) section of his bowel removed and needed an ileostomy bag for months, but has since returned to health and broken a regional weightlifting […]
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Crohn’s disease can’t stop Shane
A Bunbury father is shaking off any ignominy around a disease many are reluctant to speak out about with an ultimate goal of finding a cure. Shane Maher was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 26. “My life is different, I have to be mindful at all times of my condition,” the now […]
Research
Low-Intensity Exercise Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Crohn’s Disease
Thirty-two adult patients at the inflammatory bowel disease outpatient clinic were given multiple questionnaires during a 3 month trial, after performing low intensity walking at an interval of three times per week. With each session lasting 30 minutes, patients recorded their quality of life at 1 month intervals throughout the study. Patients in the exercise […]
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Exercise in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The benefit of exercise on individuals with IBD has seen increasing evidence to suggest the improvement of symptoms associated with the disease, when moderate exercise is incorporated in one’s lifestyle. Recent findings have further linked the positive effect exercise has on mood, fatigue, weight maintenance and bone density in these patients. A potential area for […]
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Exercise Decreases Risk of Future Active Disease in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Remission
A large prospective study was conducted with 1,857 inflammatory bowel disease patients in remission, to observe the link between increased exercise and the onset of subsequent active disease. With the primary outcome measured after a period of six months, the study found that there was a significantly decreased risk for the onset of active Crohn’s […]
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Exercise and Self-Reported Limitations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease can be limiting in the event of moderate exercise, according to a study involving two hundred and twenty-seven patients affected with IBD. With Crohn’s disease prevalent in 140 patients, and ulcerative colitis in 87, ninety-nine patients reported that they felt limited in the level of exercise that could be […]
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Exercise and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The role of exercise in sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease has seen movement towards the alleviation of symptoms; involving the reduction of stress, the improvement of mental health and increased bone density. However, some individuals living with IBD have certain limitations towards the amount of strenuous activity performed. While there is no known cure for […]
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NewsSnack ideas for Crohn’s disease
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You can love food again. It's all about finding the foods that will love you back. -
ResearchPatients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease demonstrate increased risk for psychiatric illnesses
Individuals with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn disease (CD) are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
