Question by Kelly Ray: Do I have to reveal that I have Crohn’s and digenerative bone disease during a job interview?
I am going for a job interview this week. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and digenerative bone disease about 8 months ago. Before my diagnosis, I miss many, many days of work due to abdominal pain, joint pain, stiffness and the inability to be too far away from my bathroom. This went on for 4 years before I was finally diagnosed. Since I have been diagnosed and gotten the proper medication, I have both undercontrol. The possibility of a flair up at one time or another is relatively certain. Should I disclose this information in the interview or wait til I have the job and only disclose if a flair up occurs and I am forced to take time off?
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Answer by caffsans that’s a hard one=depends on the job you’re getting=If the application form asks if you have any illnesses you have to be honest,as they might think other things on the form are lies too
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Ocera Therapeutics receives CE Mark for Zysa(TM) for the treatment of diarrhea …
"IBS-d is a condition affecting millions of people for which no new treatment has been approved in decades," stated Dr. Laurent Fischer, President and CEO of Ocera Therapeutics. "By securing a CE Marking for Zysa, we will, with the right partner, … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)
Salix Pharmaceuticals Outlines Data Presentations at Digestive Disease Week 2012
"Improvement in Quality of Life of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea is Sustained for 10 Weeks Following a 2-Week Course of Rifaximin" Poster #Tu1403: Chang et al. "Safety and Tolerability Profile of Rifaximin for Treatment of IBS … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)
Should you go gluten-free?
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On May 5, 2012 at Coplay Parkway (Front and Keefer Streets in Coplay), the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter of the Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) will host its 3RD Annual Lehigh Valley Take Steps for Crohns & Colitis Walk, the nations largest annual walk dedicated to finding cures for Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis, two painful, unpredictable diseases of the digestive tract.
The Chapter will walk to raise crucial research dollars and awareness of Crohns and colitis. This fun and energetic program is run by the Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America, whose mission is to cure these diseases, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these seldom-discussed diseases, bringing better therapies and prevention only a few steps away.
I want to help find a cure because I dont want another person to have to suffer like I did, said Trinity Waring, ulcerative colitis patient and this years Honored Hero. Walk Manager, Crohns patient, and Lehigh Valley native is proud to bring awareness of these diseases to her home town and hopes you will join CCFAs mission in the fight for a cure.
In addition to having families and friends create fund raising and walking teams, the Crohns & Colitis Foundation is actively inviting corporations to gather teams to walk and raise funds to help Crohns and colitis patients and their families. George Nichols of Allentown is this years Chairman.
For more information about becoming involved in Take Steps for Crohns & Colitis, visit http://www.cctakesteps.org/lehighvalley or contact the Walk Manager, Melanie Beck at 646-942-4489.
About Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. Crohn’s disease may attack anywhere from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery. These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients with long-term disease. Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, with as many as 150,000 under the age of 18. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35.
About the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The Foundation ranks third among leading health non-profits in the percentage of expense devoted to research toward a cure, and more than 83 cents of every dollar the Foundation spends goes to mission-critical programs. The Foundation consistently meets the standards of organizations that monitor charities, including the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance (give.org) and the American Institute of Philanthropy (charitywatch.org). For more information, contact the Foundation at 215-396-9100 or visit http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/philadelphia.
Question by leah y: Trying to cope with Ulcerative Colitis!?
I am sixteen years old and I am a junior in high school. For the most part I have always been healthy and rarely had to visit the doctor. But that all changed the summer of 2011 right before my junior year.
Everything happened so fast I was having major stomach cramps and I was having to run just to make sure I made it to the bathroom. I was waking up several times a night to have to go to the bathroom. I was going back and forth from my peditrician who was sure it was just a stomach bug but I could tell it was so much more.
About a week after this started I was only getting worse and I began to notice blood in my stool, so my mom took me to the hospital. And after spending 5 hours there being poked several times trying to draw blood they still sent me home with no answers. Just two days later I was feeling worse than I ever felt I was so nauseous. My mom took me to a GI doctor that day and she had me admitted to the hospital. I had a CT scan done of my abdomen and IV fluids because I was very dehydrated. I stayed overnight and after having three enemas I was schelduled for a colonoscopy. I was scared that something serious was wrong like I had colon cancer or something. The procedure took over two hours and I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis that day. And now my whole life has changed.
It has now been seven months since my diagnosis and I am doing pretty well physically but the emotional toll it has taken on my body is so much worse. I was put on prednisone which has caused me to have stretch marks which I can’t do anything about. And I have also gained weight that is just tough to get off. I also have went from hardly ever going to the doctor, to every 3 months having blood work done. I hate blood work because everytime I have it done I almost pass out and dry heave, it really scares me.
I hate this disease so much and I hate that I will be stuck with it forever. I am only sixteen but I feel like I’m forty sometimes my body has just been through so much and I’m scared about the future. I know I am going to have an increased risk of colon cancer and that really scares me. Sometimes I think about this and I just wish it wasn’t me but then I feel like I’m being selfish because some kids have it alot worse than me.
And some days I feel really good and I feel like everything will be okay. But then some days I get so sad about it that I just want to cry. I don’t know what to do.
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Answer by Sadly Depressed Well stick to the diet that your doctor gave you and do what you need to do like vitamins and exercise.
Many people do live with diseases and live long lives plus worry only makes your problem worse.
Good Luck.
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Fibromyalgia is a common cause of work-related disability, and the chronic pain that characterizes the disorder can take an emotional and psychological toll. May 12 is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, and Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation and Medicare plan selection services, is offering a Fibromyalgia Day Awareness poster download to help make fibromyalgia visible.
We work with individuals with fibromyalgia every day, said Mike Stein, Allsups assistant vice president of claims. We appreciate the challenges they face in getting an accurate diagnosis and communicating how fibromyalgia affects their daily lives. You cant see pain, so its challenging for individuals who have a healthy appearance to convey how profound their symptoms can be.
Gwenn Herman understands those challenges well. Following a motor vehicle accident that resulted in chronic pain, the licensed clinical social worker and diplomate in clinical social work started a support group in 1999 that formed the genesis of the national nonprofit organization, Pain Connection.
We are constantly judged because we look normal, said Herman, Pain Connections founder and executive director. No one really understands unless they have it. Fibromyalgia Awareness Day really calls attention to it, and hopefully, with more education and awareness, people will start looking for resources, and then they find us [Pain Connection].
Pain Connections mission is to help people with chronic pain improve their quality of life and take a more active role in their health.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working adults with fibromyalgia average almost 17 days of missed work per year compared to six days for persons without fibromyalgia. Working age women with fibromyalgia hospitalized for occupational musculoskeletal disorders were almost 10 times less likely to return to work and four times less likely to retain work one year after hospitalization. For many, return to full-time work is impossible due to the severity of symptoms such as:
Question by : This is my college essay, how is it so far?
I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.
For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases.
Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
This article is about a functional disorder. For bowel inflammation, see Inflammatory bowel disease.
Irritable bowel syndrome
Classification and external resources
ICD-10K58
ICD-9564.1
DiseasesDB30638
MedlinePlus000246
eMedicinemed/1190
MeSHD043183
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS, or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators.
Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important.[2]
Several conditions may present as IBS including coeliac disease, fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis,[4] several inflammatory bowel diseases, bile acid malabsorption, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, although the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system.[5][6]
IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients.[7][8][9][10][11] However, it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms and contributes to work absenteeism.[12][13] Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS,[14][15][16] in conjunction with increased costs, produces a disease with a high social cost.[17] It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer’s life.
Contents [hide]
1 Classification
2 Signs and symptoms
3 Causes
3.1 Active infections
4 Diagnosis
4.1 Differential diagnosis
4.2 Investigations
4.3 Misdiagnosis
4.4 Comorbidities
5 Management
5.1 Diet
5.2 Medication
5.3 Psychotherapy
5.4 Stress relief
5.5 Exercise
5.6 Alternative medicine
6 Epidemiology
7 History
8 Economics
9 Research
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Despite attempts by the modern world to exercise and eat carefully, the general population constantly faces the daunting task of unloading unwanted, extra fat. More people are overweight or obese today than in any other time in human history. Diets promising weight loss dont offer long term results… And exercise, while of great benefit, cant control the battle of the bulge on its own.
The reason for the ongoing struggle against weight gain lies in the habits surrounding our cultural and lifestyle practices. According to Program Director at Mountain Trek’s Kirkland Shave, We are currently living in the the most unnatural socio, economic and cultural time in the last 150,000 generations. Specifically, the natural design of the human body and its metabolism works completely opposite to the lifestyle practices chosen by most people today. These choices negatively affect how the body uses or stores energy and instead of muscle, you get fat. Its not just what you shouldnt eat so much as when you eat it and what youre eating at the time that has the biggest impact on your blood sugar balancing hormones.
There are two metabolic phases in the human body. The first is the anabolic or growth phase and the second is the catabolic or decay phase. The human body has been genetically designed to shift from growth to decay and back seasonally, like most animals, for survival. However, with the onset of agriculture, and finally refrigerators, humans changed how and what they consume. We have learned, over the last 10 years in our Program at Mountain Trek, that if we provide a steady intake of food over the active day, and reduce calories in the inactive evenings, our participants not only stop storing fat, but a metabolic shift happens that switches bodies to a fat burning mode.
Mountain Trek employs practices that follow the Paleolithic Diet or Stone Age Diet, which involves dramatically reducing or removing the consumption of sugars entirely. A number of studies offer positive results in combating chronic diseases including high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome and type 2 diabetes simply by changing the diet, not dieting per se. A study by the NCBI for the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health shows metabolic and physiologic improvements from consuming a paleolithic, hunter-gatherer type diet.
How we live in our recent, urban industrial world is the root cause of our fat storage epidemic, says Shave. We are primarily sedentary in our modern lifestyle while having access to more food and calories year round than in any other time in human evolution. The result is fat storage, muscle loss, bone density depletion, tissue inflammation, fatigue and systemic chronic stress. On a whole, humanity has been left with less vitality and premature aging.
To offset the many hours spent sitting at a desk or in front of the television, it is necessary to incorporate practices that shift the way we move through the world. It is possible to control and maintain a healthy weight and fitness level, says Shave, but diets alone are not the answer, its a complete overhaul of your lifestyle that ultimately makes the difference in losing weight and keeping it off. Adopting daily habits like walking to work, gardening or yoga and fundamental changes to what and when we eat help combat the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.
Mountain Trek will begin this seasons program on May 5. Under Shaves guidance the boot camp style fitness and weight loss program at Mountain Trek uses formulas that boost the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) and helps participants reclaim muscle and bone density naturally. Mountain Trek uses methods that lowers cortisol, raises DHEA and melatonin in a whole body, lifestyle altering, approach to fitness and weight loss. While the core of program participants come for the weight loss benefits, the methodology of the program focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes that ensure the benefits of proper exercise and a healthy diet are realized. Cutting edge lectures on nutrition, fitness, stress and detox ensures participants return home with the knowledge and ability to ensure continued weight loss and increased fitness and health.
Question by shelbys mom: What is stage 4 colon cancer?
I just found out my cousins had surgery for tumor in his colon that is probably cancer and probably stage 4, they also had found spots on his liver. What is the prognosis if this is cancer and it has spread to the liver. They are already planning chemo.
Question by Bill S: Did you know that new research shows that marijuana actually kills cancer cells… rather than creating them?
Did you know that marijuana kills cancer cells? It actually causes them to eat themselves in a process called “autophage”.
Also, instead of killing brain cells, studies show it actually promotes the growth of new brain cells?
Did you know the government knew about it in 1974?
http://www.alternet.org/story/9257/
Did you know that the cannabinoid receptor is the most prevalent cellular receptor in our brains?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_receptor
This mystery began to unravel in 1964, when tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis was isolated and synthesized by Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues in Israel. Subsequently, in 1988, Allyn Howlett and colleagues discovered the cannabinoid receptor in the brain. This receptor called CB1was a precise match for the unique chemicals called cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids). This initial discovery led to scientists hypothesizing that humans are “wired” for cannabis. The CB1receptors have been found in the brain in areas that control the coordination of movement, emotions, memory, reduction of pain, reward systems, and reproduction, yet are almost absent in the brain stem (which affects our vital functions such as breathing). It appears that cannabinoid receptors, which modulate other neurotransmitter function in a retrograde “on demand” fashion are present in far higher concentrations in the brain than any other receptor. While the CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system, a second type, CB2, discovered in 1993, are found primarily in the immune system, GI tract, liver, spleen, kidney, bones, heart, and peripheral nervous system. In fact, the CB2 receptor appears to be up-regulated whenever there is tissue pathology.
What do you think about this?
Did the government know?
What do you think about that?
Did you know that the government actually has the patent on medical marijuana… for use in fighting diseases such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and more?
And yet they repeatedly say that there is “no medical use” for marijuana.
Look it up. U.S. Patent #6630507
It’s like a MIRACLE DRUG because the endocannabinoid system in your body controls so much chemically… by stimulating this system, many positive effects can occur in many different organs of the body.
If you don’t believe me, check out the studies at www.pubmed.gov … just type “cannabinoids” and “cancer” in the search bar and you’ll see the results of the HUNDREDS of studies that show that the THC in marijuana actually kills cancer cells, both in human tissue cultures and in animals. But… they won’t let us do studies on humans because mj has been labeled the “devil’s weed”. HA!
But there is plenty of anecdotal evidence. (People who didn’t want to wait on the government to legalize medical marijuana to help with their illness. We’ve been waiting over 40 years, after all.) I have been in correspondence with the head of the biology dept at a major university in Colorado, and he’s knows people personally who have used super-concentrated cannabis oil to CURE their cancer.His own girlfriend got rid of her skin cancer completely applying cannabis oil topically. You can also find video diaries on the internet of people who have gotten rid of skin cancer using cannabis oil. Also video diaries of people who have had miraculous healing of 3rd degree burns. One video diary I found had an AIDS patient who was ingesting the oil and cut his T-cell count from over 800 to around 400 in just a few weeks.
Rick Simpson has cured hundreds of people over the last few years and has plenty of written and videoed testimony. Google “Run from the Cure”.
If you want to see the enormous number of medical conditions that marijuana is GOOD for, check this out…
Zero deaths every year are attributed solely to marijuana.
It doesn’t even increase your risk of lung cancer by smoking it… they can’t even find a higher incidence of lung cancer even in chronic mj smokers… the anti-cancer effects of the drug overpower the fact that you are taking in carcinogens by smoking a leaf.
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Answer by Aaron Lane yes it is for those specific problems but it also causes much more bad than good
