Finding Forks in the IBD Road
I have always been very intrigued by the practice of holistic therapy and taking care of ourselves through natural means. I grew up in a very healthy household with a balanced diet, a stressed...
View ArticleDear IBDiary, Why I Chose Forks Over Knives
About a year ago, I watched the documentary Forks Over Knives. This “examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed,...
View ArticleGoodBelly Probiotic Review
My doctor has been trying to get me to take probiotics for a while. I take all of my medications together, and because I can’t ever seem to remember to take probiotics out of their foil, it’s never...
View ArticleMeet Carly, our Nutritionist Blogger
Please join us in welcoming Carly to the Great Bowel Movement Blog Team! Carly was a camper, and now counselor, at Camp Oasis, and is a nutritionist with Crohn’s Disease. We’re so excited to have her...
View ArticleHealthy, Happy, Holiday Guts
Sugar cookies, homemade casseroles, hot chocolate (with or without a little peppermint kick), that weird dessert your aunt makes that has no name, but tastes so delicious…the holiday season is as much...
View ArticleDiet Information Overload
The New Year is upon us and along with it a slew of weight loss commercials and “healthy” solutions to all our health woes…if it were only that easy. Even in college I was often bombarded with...
View ArticleHealthy Eating and IBD
What makes one food or diet healthier than another? If I eat a salad for lunch everyday does that make me healthier than my friend who has a turkey sandwich? What if I go gluten-free? These are...
View ArticleNutrition Review: Low FODMAPs Diet
For a long while after being diagnosed with Crohn’s I was able to eat basically anything without consequence. Salads, burgers, popcorn, you name it. Then somewhere along the line things changed and I...
View ArticleVitamin D: Why Sunshine May Be Good for IBD
Now that summer is in full force, IBDers across the country are breaking out their shorts and tees to soak up some long-awaited sun. Not only is this a wonderful mood-booster, but it also provides some...
View ArticleStaying on Track: Nutrition Tips for Busy Times
I don’t know about you guys, but this summer is shaping up to be one of the busiest I’ve had in awhile. Along with my peers my summer has been dedicated to studying, moving, job hunting, and traveling....
View ArticleHow Paleo Helped my UC Remission | Guest Post
Our friend Laura of Mangia Paleo is Italian through and through. But her disease took her down a path where things like pasta and cheese weren’t helping her. She shares her story about Ulcerative...
View ArticlePaleo Recipes from Mangia Paleo
Laura of Mangia Paleo shared her story on how the Paleo Diet helps her maintain remission from UC. Laura’s blog, Mangia Paleo, features her own original recipes that follow the Paleo diet, and, let’s...
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