http://faq.diet-and-health.net en-us http://faq.diet-and-health.net ActiveKB NX thecoop@birdhousecraft.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:34 EST 20 http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/100/ Question: I come with an eleventh hour question about the enhanced risk, related to P.E.T. scanning (whole body), for a patient with active state of ulcerative colitis.  As a breast cancer survi ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/101/ Question: My girlfriend’s son has recently been diagnosed as having acute colitis and has been placed on hundreds of tablets (slight exaggeration, but still a lot).  He seems to having side effe ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/102/ Question: I’m very confused; 2 years ago I had a colostomy with a diagnostic of rectocolitis. Since then I have been trying to find out what sort of food I could stand or not. Right now I’m not ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/103/ Question: How does one understand a colitis triggered by a broad-spectrum antibiotic that shows no toxins in biopsy, yet is resolved by a few weeks of Asocol? Is this pseudomembraneous colitis or ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/104/ Question: Benson is 1 1/2 years old, mixed large breed, almost 90 pounds at his maximum, part German shepherd and another large breed in there.  The problem started 2 months ago with diarrhea.   ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/105/ Question: Difference between crohn’s/colitis and IBS? Answer: An estimated 500,000 Americans have Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the in ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/106/ Question: I am 21 year old male and have had Crohns for five years now. Back in November I started taking a drug called Erythromycin. A month later I was very sick. I thought it was the Crohns f ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/107/ Question: I was diagnosed 6 weeks ago with non-specific colitis...the irritation occurred only on the ilium, not the large or small intestine. This is why they can't call it Crohns.  However, the ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/108/ Question: I have a question on acute versus chronic colitis; Is 'acute' and 'chronic' dependent on time at all?  What I mean is, if I'm diagnosed as acute and two years later if I'm still ill w ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/109/ Question: I have ulcerative colitis for about 10 years and now, few weeks ago my neurologist told me that I may have MS or something else (what else he did not tell me...) - MRI next week with o ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/110/ Question: As I understand it, if both the large and small intestine are involved, it is Crohn's colitis, not CD.  So do I have Crohn's colitis, or 'only' CD? Answer: Actually the term Crohn's c ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/111/ Question: My wife has colitis and has just become pregnant. Has anyone with colitis gone through a pregnancy?  I would like to know if pregnancy aggravates colitis.  I am also concerned about th ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/112/ Question: I have had an illeostomy for over 20 years now.  I haven't followed any medical news about it since.  Has the colitis cause been determined? Answer: The only people who said it was str ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/113/ Question: My sister was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis two months ago after 3 wks of continuous bouts of diarrhea. She has been looking in medical books and people with ulcerative colitis hav ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:28:04 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/114/ Question: What surgical techniques that are used on patients suffering from Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease? I would like to know about the physical results of the technique, success rate, ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/115/ Question: I am looking for information on what and how bad crohn’s is. How manageable is it? Answer: My suspicion is that the disease described in the Bible as Job's Disease was probably in real ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/116/ Question: I'd like to know whether or not a diet for colitis exists and what this diet allows to eat. Answer: Actually there are three diets that address this, all very similar. One book has be ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/117/ Question: I have had Crohn's for the passed 7 years that I know of?? I have been to the hospital twice once for slice and dice and the bill was almost 10000.00 and the second time they took a lo ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/118/ Question: Does my dog have colitis? Answer: Your dog does have colitis by definition.  The blood and mucus is signs that the large intestine (colon) is inflamed for some reason.  The tricky bit ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/119/ Question: I've got a 1 yr. old Dalmatian that is frequently getting diarrhea and vomits.  This does not go away until he is treated by the vet with medication and is put on a bland food for seve ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/120/ Question: My vet diagnosed my Boxer with Colitis after he experienced two days of mucus in his stools, diarrhea and then began to have bloody stools (no change in behavior except a little sheepis ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/121/ Question: Can anyone recommend any bland diet recipes? As usual, my colitis dietary restrictions are unlike many others I have read about (Join the club, right). Any way, on top of many of the c ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/122/ Question: My knees and legs are very bad and I am on a waiting list for Eberil. Well in the meantime they are supposed to give me Remicade infusions. I have psoriasis and also Ulcerative colitis ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/123/ Question: my doctor wants to try remicade for my uc, asacol not working, prednisone affecting bones, can' t really use it anymore, azulfadine caused pancreatitis, 6mp, on a year a half, haven't ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/124/ Question: Has anyone experienced a lot of growling, rumbling, or a lot of noise coming from their tummy (gas too) during a flare?  I am having a mild flare of UC.  I take 2 tabs of Alzulfidine, ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/125/ Question: This was my understanding of IBD:  Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's are not caused by any bacteria that can be identified.  There are many different bacteria that are normally found in t ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/126/ Question: I suffer from Ulcerative colitis and I have been taking salofalk (500 mg) since 2002.  The prescription cost is more than I can manage and I am looking for an alternative solution to m ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/127/ Question: My mother has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of colitis called collagenous colitis.  Has anyone ever dealt with this??  Do you know of any sources of information? Answer: I ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/128/ Question: Is it common that people with ulcerated colitis of the colon continue to loose weight even after a year and half? Answer: I initially lost weight for about a year after I was dxed. On ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/129/ Question: I am interested in finding out information about C. Difficile- Pseudomembranous Colitis. I have been battling it for 6 months now and now the Dr are talking about removing the rest of ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/130/ Question: I spoke with my GI doc and got the results of my colonoscopy biopsy... EOSINOPHILIC COLITIS... Crohn's could not be ruled out at this time.   He said it's an extremely high Eosinophil ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/131/ Question: My cat (1.5 years) has had recurrent problems with blood on her stool. My vet says, in the absence of other symptoms, it's probably low-grade colitis in reaction to her food. He recomm ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/132/ Question: Question: I was diagnosed with left sided UC 12/97. Managing it somewhat with Asacol/Rowasa until a month ago when it went wild. Just spent three weeks in hospital and was scoped agai ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/133/ Question: I'm looking for information on colitis. I have seen the recent thread from Martin Mittenhauser's request. I'd like to no if anyone can point me to a WWW resource that might provide mor ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:35:28 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/134/ Question: On Jan.31st I had a tubal ligation--routine procedure but my MD told me he had to make an additional incision b/c he discovered that my colon was wrapped around one of my ovaries and t ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/135/ Question: I was just diagnosed with Ischemic Colitis, Doctor didn't tell me much, says I will have good days and bad, there is nothing he can do, only surgery. Does anyone have any knowledge  or ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/136/ Question: I�m 20 and was just diagnosed with UC. I�m trying to find all the info I can. frankly I am worried, I try not to let it show to my friends and family.�I just don't really know wh ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:30:47 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/137/ Question: Answer: Lymphatic means 'pertaining to the lymph' or 'vessels that carry the lymph'. Lymph being the colourless or slightly yellowish fluid collected into the lymphatic vessels. But ho ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/138/ Question: Can anyone give me some information about this particular condition? Is it different to ulcerative colitis? Or is it just a more exact diagnosis of a type of UC? Answer: Lymphocytic, ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/139/ Question: I was diagnosed with microscopic colitis in 1998 after years of problems. Have been on asacol since then, but is not helping at all now. Anyone else has micro colitis - what meds are y ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/140/ Question: With the only symptom being excessive mucous being expelled many times a day, can this be IBS? The FOB did show some blood, and I am scheduled for a colonoscopy, age 54. I have had this ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/141/ Question: I have been sick ever since I was dx w/pseudomembraneous colitis (C-Diff). Why? I have no idea and neither does my GI. He doesn't even know if its Colitis or Crohn’s anymore. I can’t t ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/142/ Question: I have been having severe, severe watery stools for the past month or so, but really bad in the last two weeks. I had also been nauseated, and had low grade fevers. I saw my Doc, and b ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/143/ Question: My doc said he feels we are dealing with spastic colitis in my case.  He didn't give me a lot of info on it except to say it hurts a lot...hahaha...like I didn't know this. He says onc ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/144/ Question: Every so often, I get something that I can describe as nervous stomach. If I have an event upcoming that I may be nervous about, I may not mentally feel nervous, but I get diarrhea, pa ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/145/ Question: I was wondering what the difference between Ulcerative Colitis and IBS are. What symptoms distinguish the two?  I understand that stress plays a factor in IBS but when I think of stres ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/146/ Question: I thought it might be important that it is possible to control their colitis with diet. My wife has been doing so for the past six years and I have had a lot of experience during that ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:39:39 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/147/ Question: I have a question. My son, 22, had ulcerated colitis and had the entire lg colon removed and the dr said that the ulcerated colitis was cured.  Today after have stomach pains for some ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/148/ Question: Does anyone know of any surgical techniques that are used on patients suffering from Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease? I would like to know about the physical results of the techn ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:35 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/149/ Question: I want to post this message to anyone new with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohns disease who may not be aware of The Specific Carbohydrate Diet, a diet that keeps U.C. and Crohns disease in ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:51:46 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/150/ Question: My 15 year old son was given Clindamycin for acne treatment (as well as whole range of other antibiotics which didn't work). About two weeks after finishing one month of the medicine h ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/151/ Answer: http://dir.webring.yahoo.com/rw?d=Health___Wellness/Support/Illnesses... s and_Colitis http://www.healingwell.com/webrings/ibd/index.htm http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Condition ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:44:15 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/152/ Question: I have few questions concerning Ulcerative Colitis and pregnancy: - Is it possible to get pregnant with UC? - Can medicines like 5-Asa and Prednisone be taken during pregnancy(can they ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/153/ Question: I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis approximately 5 years ago. During my last visit with my dr., he advised that at this point in time, I am maxed out with my medications at some p ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/154/ Question: I am a 46 year old man that was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis recently.  Symptoms started last November with cramping and frequent bm's. By December I had blood and mucous in the s ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/155/ Question: My sister was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis �two months ago after 3 wks of continuous bouts of diarrhea. �She has been looking in medical books and�people with ulcerative col ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:21:19 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/156/ Question: I had an Ileostomy formed in 1993 after suffering with UC (but didn't know that's what it was) for about ten years and I had a Urostomy performed in December 2001, I have over the past ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/157/ Question: This is going to sound dumb...and I have been around for awhile now. But I wonder if a person can have Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's both....verified by lab work? Or is that an imposs ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:12:10 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/158/ Question: Has anyone tried Tahitian Noni Juice for Ulcer-Colitis?  What were your results? If it didn't fix or help the UC, did it do anything else for you? Answer: Someone gave it to my late ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/159/ Question: ANYBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO LIVE WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS??? Answer: Here's a natural remedy for you. Many people with the intestinal disorder ulcerative colitis may be helped with a ... Cooper F Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:36 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/160/ Question:My mother has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of colitis called collagenous colitis. Has anyone ever dealt with this?Do you know of any sources of information? Answer:The pepto r ... Cooper F Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:53:41 EDT http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/6896/ I am a mother of a 29 month old little girl who has just been diagnosed with UC. What a shock! She was hospitalized for a week and has been home for almost two weeks. Her symptoms are still there ... Cooper F Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:42:24 EST http://faq.diet-and-health.net/questions/6920/ I want to know why my bowel movement is not the same anymore and it been like this for minute now and is it something deadly...when I use the bathroom i see little balls with some white thick stuf ... Cooper F Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:10:16 EDT