The Dangers of Miracle Cures

“I drank coconut juice for two weeks and cured my Crohn’s Disease!” “My cousin cured his colitis by taking slippery elm!” “When I cut out dairy, it cured my IBD!!!” How many of you have heard phrases similar to these? If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a dozen times. Have you tried…? It will CURE you! All these “cures” and home…

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Patient-Driven Research. What!?

If you’re like me, when you think about research, you think of doctors and scientists that are higher up in the hierarchy of life who come up with the areas of research, conduct the studies and then come back and inform us of the results. Very disconnected. Oftentimes I feel like an outsider looking in. At least there’s research…

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How to Survive Your First Flare

Hello friends and thank you for visiting colitisninja.org. I want to welcome seasoned IBD Ninjas to keep reading, if you’d like, but this post is geared toward those who are going through their first flareup. First, it is absolutely vital for you to realize that you are not alone. Nearly 1.6 million Americans live with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Living…

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Be Part of Finding a Cure!

Do you have Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis? Would you like to see a cure for Inflammatory Bowel Disease? How would you like to help in finding a cure? I know of a way! In June of 2015, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) launched a research database just for IBD. The new initiative (known as…

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