MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diarrhea'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4933162&cid=t_146601_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FolpBr2DFWss%2F Discussion of E. coli origin (Biofortified) Outbreak update at Eurosurveillance Summary of outbreak at ProMedMail More evidence points to sprouts (CIDRAP) Phage on the rampage (NatureNews) Letters read on TWiM #9 Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twim@twiv.tv, or call them in to 908-312-0760. You can also post articles that you would like us to discuss at microbeworld.org and tag them with twim. (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4933162 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:08:23 +0100 4933162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911759&cid=t_146601_134_f&fid=35213&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fblogspot%2FYNchP%2F%7E3%2FmuiSZArWz3M%2Fholey-shirts.html Hubby pokes his insulin shots directly through his shirt into his stomach.  He says that it helps the pain of the needles.  Of course, blood then gets on the inside of his shirt and stains it.....and those tiny little needle jabs break through the fabric and with each wash, tend to break down the fibers in the shirt until little holes start to appear. I did not know he was doing this until I started finding holey shirts.  I refuse to let him wear them - I toss them out.  I truly hate the fact that he has resorted to this.  But when I look at his stomach, it is simply one gigantic bruise of black, blue, green, purple, yellow, and orange.  So I suppose that if he thinks this insulates the pain, it's a small price to pay. He now has to do his own laundry. &nbsp... Wife of a Diabetic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911759 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:24:00 +0100 4911759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883908&cid=t_146601_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F929PtH2PZsw%2F Good morning, everyone, and welcome back. We hope your weekend was relaxing and refreshing. Now, of course, the time has come to resume the routine of meetings and deadlines. And yes, we are coping by brewing the mandatory cup of stimulation - our flavor today is Mocha Nut Fudge - and we invite you to join us. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits to help you get in the groover. Hope your day goes well and see you soon… Five Lessons From The Niaspan Study (Forbes) GlaxoSmithKline Is Downgraded By Goldman Sachs (Associated Press) More Children Dying After Vaccination In India (India Times) JB Chem & Pharma To Hire 1,500 Medical Reps (The Economic Times) Sanofi Diabetes Drug Cuts Blood Sugar & Weight In Study (Reuters) No Workers, No Products: A Bleak Future For Renovo (Pharma Tim... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883908 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:03:14 +0100 4883908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265571&cid=t_146601_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fvipoma%2F s are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and occasionally the duodenum that secrete an abnormal amount of vasoactive intestinal peptide. This causes a profuse watery diarrhea of several liters a day with resultant achlorhydria and hypokalemia. Related Posts Gastrinoma (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265571 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:28:02 +0100 4265571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142752&cid=t_146601_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdeath-by-diarrhea-how-to-make-your-own-oral-rehydration-solution%2F2010.11.06 My friend and fellow medblogger Jan Gurley has participated in two mission trips to Haiti this year. On her blog she describes the shocking living conditions that she encountered, including a new outbreak of cholera. Cholera can kill a person in as few as three hours by causing the body to loose all its fluid through the intestines. Fluid replacement is the key to surviving cholera, though plain water lacks the electrolytes necessary for sustaining life. With just four bottle caps of sugar and one bottle cap of salt in half a liter of water, you can create lifesaving oral rehydration therapy. No need for Gatorade — Dr. Gurley shows you how in this video (please pass it on): (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142752 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:21:57 +0100 4142752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4117880&cid=t_146601_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwip%2FTWiP018.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 18 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species. TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. Links for this episode: Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg) Cryptosporidium page at CDC Letters read on TWiP 18 Download TWiP #18 (58 MB .mp3, 80 minutes) Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed or by email Send your questions and comments to twip@twiv.tv (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4117880 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:50:17 +0100 4117880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105677&cid=t_146601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FRUrjKsRWMyI%2F A 5 year old boy presents with ongoing vomiting and diarrhoea. He was discharged the day before following a diagnosis of gastroenteritis and treatment with nasogastric rehydration. His father says that he seems very weak, to the point where he's been having trouble standing up. Can you get him back on his feet? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105677 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:25:30 +0100 4105677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976597&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fchronic-pain-can-be-humiliating%2F Let me begin by saying I am a lady. I’m not a lady in the sense that I’m a European aristocrat or married to an English lord. I just mean I’m a well brought up woman from a good middle class family. I went to college, twice actually, and was taught table manners, courtesy, and respect for my fellow human beings. I don’t spit in public…well, actually I don’t spit at all unless I’m brushing my teeth. I don’t litter, I stop for people in crosswalks and generally try to behave in a manner that would make my father proud of me. I have been known to swear on the occasion when I think it will make me feel better, or sometimes it can just burst out of me, like the other day when my poor older dog Annie rolled over and fell off the bed. Sometimes, however, bodily changes in my life ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976597 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:25:03 +0100 3976597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3938290&cid=t_146601_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fprevention-infectious-disease-transmission-contact-precautions%2F Contact precautions are used in patients that have diarrhea that is felt to have a possible infectious etiology such as Clostridium difficile (C diff). It is also sometimes used for open draining wounds that are difficult to control. All personnel entering the room must be gowned and gloved and patients are placed in private rooms. Related Posts Clostridium difficile – Part 1 (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3938290 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:37:10 +0100 3938290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3937751&cid=t_146601_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F09%2F06%2Fpakistan-9%2F Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan – August 26, 2010 A man waits with a patient being treated by MSF for dehydration from diarrhea in Mingora, Swat valley. Floods contaminated the water supply causing increased incidence of water borne diseases. MSF opened a treatment facility outside of Mingora’s central hospital to treat the patients. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3937751 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:02:27 +0100 3937751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880980&cid=t_146601_123_f&fid=39041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrnabong.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fsalmonella-from-eggs.html According to the Center's for Disease there is a countrywide recall of shelled eggs because they found out that it had caused several outbreaks of Salmonella in California, Colorado and Minnesota. On August 13, 2010, Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa conducted a nationwide voluntary recall.Tips to reduce the risk of getting Salmonella from eggskeep eggs refrigerated at (Source: Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs) Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880980 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:01:00 +0100 3880980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854472&cid=t_146601_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fhypokalemia%2F Pathophysiology 1) decreased potassium levels < 3.5 mmol/L due to increased potassium losses, decreased potassium intake, shift of potassium intracellularly  Specific causes – 2) K+ wasting diuretics (furosemide, thiazides) 3) prolonged diarrhea or vomiting 4) metabolic alkalosis 5) excessive sweating 6) hyperaldosteronism Signs and Symptoms 1) symptoms occur if plasma K+ is < 3.0 2) weak and tired legs 3) fatigue 4) myalgias 5) hypoventilation due to respiratory muscle weakness 6) paralysis 7) nocturia, polyuria, polydipsia Characteristic Test Findings EKG – 1) flattening of T waves 2) presence of “u” waves Associated Conditions increased incidence with – 1) amphotericin B 2) steroids 3) laxative abuse 4) theophylline 5) tetracycline 6) renal cell carc... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854472 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:03 +0100 3854472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699496&cid=t_146601_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdiarrhea-clinic-for-international-travelers%2F2010.06.25 I’m not sure what country this photo was snapped in, but the clinic owners were smart enough to help international travelers seek care for traveler’s diarrhea. There’s no beating around the bush on this one. If you’re in this waiting room staring at strangers, they’re all going to know why you’re there. Diarrhea Clinic — that’s simple brilliance. That doctor needs to be hired by the ACP and SHM and ABIM to help us answer questions like ”What is an internist?” and “What is a hospitalist?” For these doctors, everyone knows exactly what he does — no questions necessary. *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699496 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3699496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577473&cid=t_146601_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FxytqX3cytuI%2F           Crohn’s disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).  Parts of the digestive system get swollen and have deep sores called ulcers.  The disease usually is found in the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine, but it can develop anywhere in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus.  Doctors don’t know what causes Crohn’s disease.  You may get it when the body’s immune system has an abnormal response to normal bacteria in your intestine.  Other kinds of bacteria and viruses may also play a role in causing the disease.  Crohn’s disease can run in families.  Your chances of getting it are higher if a close family member has it.  People of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish family background may h... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577473 Wed, 19 May 2010 12:29:16 +0100 3577473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3555808&cid=t_146601_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FvUzenTmDe0g%2F Bovine viral diarrhea virus is an economically important animal pathogen that may cause a fatal gastrointestinal disease in beef and dairy herds. Infection of a fetus with this virus during the first trimester leads to the birth of animals that are persistently infected for life. Some animals remain healthy, while others develop severe mucosal disease. The lethal outcome is a consequence of RNA recombination that produces a cytopathic virus. Pathogenicity of bovine viral diarrhea virus is associated with the synthesis of a the viral protein NS3. This protein is not produced by the noncytopathic virus that persistently infects cows for life. Absence of the protein is due to failure to cleave the precursor of NS3, called NS2-3. In cells infected with the cytopathic, disease-causing virus, NS... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3555808 Tue, 11 May 2010 21:34:06 +0100 3555808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346456&cid=t_146601_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobalhealthinitiative.org%2Fdocuments%2Freport_rmnch.pdf Editor’s note: This past December, the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog launched a series on The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World. In addition to Disruptive Women’s own pool of experts, a number of guests were invited to post on this critically important topic. We invite you to download the ebook or read the original posts. By Lois Privor-Dumm. It’s really simple.  8.8 million children die every year.  Not here in the US, but in developing countries where they don’t have access to the same care that we do here.  How much of our global health budget goes to address these basic needs?  Less than $1 of every $10. Children are the future of every country.  Providing them with basic care to ensure they survive until their fifth birthday doesn... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346456 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:29 +0100 3346456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3194019&cid=t_146601_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFMjUpfVai_k%2F Hello, everyone. How are you? The Pharmalot corporate campus is humming as we prepare various short people for the trip to this or that schoolhouse - always an adventure. Meanwhile, there is much to do, as you know all too well. So time to dig in and attack the meetings and deadlines. Here are a few items to help you along. Have a good day… Merck HIV Drug Fails Trial (Reuters) Judge OKs Plaintiff Experts In HRT Cases (The Legal Intelligencer) Ipsen Buys A Stake In Inspiration Pharma (Bloomberg News) Roche’s Xeloda Keeps Patients Cancer-Free Longer (Reuters) Merck’s Diarrhea Drug Lowered Infections (Bloomberg News) Pfizer Doubles E-Detailing Spending (Medical Marketing & Media) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3194019 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:43:40 +0100 3194019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039812&cid=t_146601_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwhat-is-travelers-diarrhea.html Traveler's diarrhea in a nutshell.Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039812 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:47:00 +0100 3039812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912374&cid=t_146601_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FwfK90aoXZSQ%2F This is such a cool application of genetics! By sequencing all the genes of a patient, scientists diagnosed a congenital disease that could not be identified using clinical observations. Because of the “molecular diagnostics technique”, doctors were able to provide a treatment tailored for the disease.   The patient, an infant, was persistently dehydrated and failing to gain weight, and researchers uncovered a gene mutation that was responsible to the infant’s condition called congenital chloride diarrhea. Instead of sequencing all the thousand base pairs in a genome, researchers focused only on DNA that encodes proteins, about 1% of the total genome. DNA mutations in this region can result in a nonfunctional protein, and would have far-ranging effects on health. According to H... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912374 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:57:31 +0100 2912374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2823933&cid=t_146601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fteam-diarrhea-to-the-rescue%2F A group of public health graduate students from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) with the dubious title of ‘Team Diarrhea’ played an instrumental role in finding the sources the U.S.’s two most recent major salmonella outbreaks – in peanuts earlier this year and in jalapeño peppers (previously blamed on tomatoes) in 2008. It’s not a glamorous role. Looking the part of everyday telemarketers, the Team Diarrhea or Team D players work in a giant cubicle, asking people questions about their food poisoning symptoms. But it’s a role that is highly important. By rapidly discovering the source of a food poisoning outbreak, continued exposure can be minimized, thus saving people from severe illness, and possible death. You can find out more about their role in this interest... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2823933 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:48:32 +0100 2823933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2614769&cid=t_146601_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gideononline.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fcommon-travel-illnesses%2F Following up on The Ten Worst Travel-Related Diseases post, Terry Ward at Forbes Travel interviewed Dr. Steve Berger for her article, 8 most common travel illnesses. Steve spoke about diarrhea: “It’s very hard to avoid. About 40 percent of people will get diarrhea when traveling in an undeveloped country, which covers most of the world,” says Dr. Stephen Berger, founder and medical advisor for GIDEON, an online infectious diseases database. Exposure to different strains of the E. coli bacteria, present in all of our bodies, says Berger, is what usually causes diarrhea in travelers, and it can happen in any country. … referenced chikungunya: “And with the chikungunya outbreak in Italy in 2007, that’s not tropical any more either,” says Dr. Berger, referring to another mosquit... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2614769 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:57:35 +0100 2614769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2470018&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fdiarrhea-digest-june-9-2009.html Diarrhea Digest is an eFoodAlert feature that presents a periodic snapshot of foodborne and person-to-person gastroenteritis outbreaks from around the world.One or twice a month, we'll survey the globe and discover what all of us have in common – a shared susceptibility to the bacteria and viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.Asia and AfricaBangladesh, June 2 – High energy biscuits supplied to by the World Food Programme have been fingered as the source of an outbreak of food poisoning among school children in Khagrhachharhi. Bangladesh, June 5 – Capsules containing vitamin A and a deworming medication triggered an episode of vomiting among 150 children approximately 2 hours after they swallowed the capsules. The children were taken to a local hospital for treatment.Hong Kong,... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2470018 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:08:00 +0100 2470018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453276&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fdiarrhea-digest-june-2-2009.html Diarrhea Digest is an eFoodAlert feature that presents a periodic snapshot of foodborne and person-to-person gastroenteritis outbreaks from around the world.One or twice a month, we'll survey the globe and discover what all of us have in common – a shared susceptibility to the bacteria and viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.AfricaEthiopia, May 26 – An outbreak of diarrhea has killed 20 people out of 649 reported victims from mid-April to mid-May, according to a UN report. AsiaAzerbaijan, May 27 – Soldiers at a military training facility in Baku were felled by food poisoning, which at least some of the victims blamed on canned fish. Nearly all – 151 out of 162 – of the victims were taken to hospital for treatment.Bangladesh, May 29 – An outbreak of diarrhea has followed... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453276 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:45:00 +0100 2453276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442949&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdiarrhea-digest-may-24-2009.html Diarrhea Digest is an eFoodAlert feature that presents a periodic snapshot of foodborne and person-to-person gastroenteritis outbreaks from around the world.One or twice a month, we'll survey the globe and discover what all of us have in common – a shared susceptibility to the bacteria and viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.Asia and AfricaBangladesh, May 4 – Unusually high temperatures have triggered a severe outbreak of diarrhea, which has caused more than 1,000 people a day to seek treatment in Dhaka. At least 37 of the victims have died. More than 19,000 patients were admitted to hospital with diarrhea in March of this year, and 23,000 in April. May promises to be no better.India, May 16 – Three children died in the northern state of Haryana, and 80 people have complained... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442949 Sun, 24 May 2009 22:27:00 +0100 2442949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415882&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdiarrhea-digest-may-15-2009.html Diarrhea Digest is an eFoodAlert regular feature that presents a weekly snapshot of foodborne and person-to-person gastroenteritis outbreaks from around the world.Each week, we'll survey the globe and discover what all of us have in common – a shared susceptibility to the bacteria and viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.AfricaCongo, May 8 – An outbreak of "bloody diarrhea" has claimed the lives of seven people and sickened at least 286 others in a single village.Uganda, May 6 – Fifty-three new cases have been added to the tally in an outbreak of Hepatitis E virus that has killed 156 people since it was first detected in 2007. Nearly 10,000 people have been infected in the past two years by this virus, which is spread via contaminated water.Asia India, May 10 – Puri sabji, ... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415882 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:29:00 +0100 2415882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398661&cid=t_146601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fthe-week-that-was%2F Why wouldn’t you want to be an emergency medicine doc? That week just gone saw the first ‘case’ of ’swine flu’ in Australia, with the ED continuing to see steady streams of suspected ’swine flu’ victims, with many of the scenarios  nearly as ridiculous as a patient coughing after shaking hands with their sister’s new boyfriend [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398661 Sun, 10 May 2009 11:25:52 +0100 2398661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399275&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdiarrhea-digest-may-8-2009.html Diarrhea Digest is an eFoodAlert regular feature that presents a weekly snapshot of foodborne and person-to-person gastroenteritis outbreaks from around the world.Each week, we'll survey the globe and discover what all of us have in common – a shared susceptibility to the bacteria and viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.For the first edition of Diarrhea Digest, we'll play some "catch-up" on news from the past month.Asia and AfricaBangladesh, April 14 – Eighteen workers at a slum development company were taken to hospital with food poisoning after sharing an on-the-job meal. Most of the remaining work crew complained of milder symptoms, including stomach pain and diarrhea. China, April 10 – Dozens of students in Heilongjiang Province complained of nausea and vomiting after e... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399275 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:44:00 +0100 2399275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879690&cid=t_146601_123_f&fid=39041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrnabong.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fsalmonella-outbreak.html According to the CDC, there has been an outbreak of Salmonella infection in the 44 states and the infected individuals to date is 600 cases. Illness started from Sept 1, 2008 to January 23, 2009 and there has been 13 cases in Arizona.This has been traced to peanuts contaminated with Salmonella that has been produced by the Peanut Corporation of America. There has been a recall on the products that has been distributed by this company and please refer to http://www.fda.gov/ for a list of products that are recalled or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.Signs and Symptomsdiarrheafeverabdominal cramps 12-72 hours after infectionbone infection (osteomyelitis) raremeningitis rareSymptoms usually lasts for 4-7 days, most individuals recover without treatment but sometimes severe infections occur especially in t... Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879690 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:29:00 +0100 2879690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2191150&cid=t_146601_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FXwKguVLxYsw%2F For this month’s Carnival of Breastfeeding, we are sharing tips for saving money while breastfeeding (see more entries at the end of this post). My tip is not strictly for breastfeeding, although I did share a reader’s tip yesterday on a frugal choice for a nursing bra, and I have previously written about Five Money-Saving Alternatives to Traditional Nursing Clothing, and I have several tutorials on how to make your own Hooter Hider-Type Nursing Cover, Knitted Nursing Tank Top, Pullover Crew Neck Baby Bib, Baby Bib with Neck Ties, Ring Sling, Nursing Necklace, Nursing Pads, Baby Booties, Cloth Diapers, Nursing Pillow, Nursing Shirt, Nursing Bra and Pumping Bra, Cloth Diapers, and More. Dealing with Vomiting and Diarrhea in the Baby and/or Mother My tip on how to make your own ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2191150 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:25:00 +0100 2191150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190674&cid=t_146601_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F540346649%2F This video explains how the salmonella outbreak related to peanuts was identified and how the affected products are being identified and recalled. Updated information regarding the outbreak can be found at the CDC website. Updated peanut butter and related product recall list from FDA. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F15%2Fsalmonella-outbreak-related-to-peanut-butter%2F'; addthis_title = 'Salmonella+Outbreak+related+to+peanut+butter'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190674 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:04:32 +0100 2190674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2129418&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fif-life-with-crohns-disease-could-be-plotted-on-a-graph%2F If life with Crohn’s disease could be plotted on a graph, it would look like a sine wave.  In case you don’t know what a sine wave looks like, or have forgotten, here is a diagram: You see, the top of the wave would be when I am in remission and the top of the bottom wave would be when I am in the apex of a flare. Instead of degrees on the x-axis, lets put weeks.  So, where you see 90 it is 90 weeks instead of 90 degrees, and 180 weeks and so on.  You see, nothing happens fast.  It is very slow.  Healing takes a long time and it often seems like I am sick forever (especially to my husband!).  When I am feeling good, I want it to last a lot longer than it does and I forget all the good times more easily than the bad (again giving the impression of being sick forever).  I... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2129418 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:57:49 +0100 2129418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2047803&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fthe-colors-of-your-poop-and-what-it-means%2F There are many things that you can learn about the status of your health just by observing the color and texture of your poop and the frequency with which you go. All of you veteran Crohnies out there know exactly what I am talking about. For all of you newly diagnosed Crohn’s patients, I hope this will help you a little. And, everyone, please provide your insight as well! Brown Brown is the normal color of poop. There is a pigment called bilirubin that is formed when the red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow break down. This ends up (by a complicated process) in the intestines where bacteria begins to form and eat which turns the poop brown. When iron in the red blood cells combine with bilirubin, it turns brown and when the iron influenced bilirubin combines with the poop,... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2047803 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:47:51 +0100 2047803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013913&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fdecember-check-in-how-is-your-crohns-today%2F Hello, everyone! I hope that you made it through the Thanksgiving holiday better than I did. It is time for another installment of “How is your Crohn’s today?” and I want to hear how all of you are and how your holiday went. The day started out badly for me because I woke up with cramping and diarrhea and spent most of the morning on the toilet. I even told my husband that I wanted to stay home because I was really not feeling well and couldn’t imagine eating or socializing and was thinking that I wouldn’t mind being alone in my misery. We were going over to his parent’s house to celebrate with his family and some friends. But, of course, he told me that I cannot be all alone on Thanksgiving, so I reminded myself of all that I am thankful for and tried t... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013913 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:30:09 +0100 2013913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981392&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Firritable-bowel-syndrome-irritates-my-life-with-chronic-pain%2F Day before yesterday, I had to make a trip into Portland to see two of my doctors. My daughter and I were going to navigate to the two locations then try to put it all behind us and have a brief trip to the mall. I must confess I hate mall shopping. We don’t have any malls out here at the tip of the country where we live and that’s just fine with me; there are, however, times when you need to check in at a mall. Christmas shopping is usually that time. Most of my shopping I do right here, at my computer on the Internet. I had set my alarm clock to arise early so we could leave in time to make the two-hour drive into the “big city.” An hour before my alarm was set to go off, my gut woke me with a feeling of urgency. I hate it when my gut wakes up before I do. Mornings are not my th... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981392 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:25:08 +0100 1981392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975922&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fa-web-site-that-finds-toilets-anywhere-in-the-world%2F I was driving to work in the morning the other day, and on the radio they were talking about situations when you had to go to the bathroom at a time that was really inconvenient. They had the listeners call in with their stories. I didn’t call because I have way too many stories to tell as most of you probably do too (unfortunately)! But the radio announcer started talking about this Web site that maps all of the toilets all around the world. And, even better, you can add in a toilet so that everyone else will know where it is. Isn’t that great? We can surely add a lot of information into this tool The Web site is called SitorSquat.com, let me know what you think.  But don’t click on any of the links that say that you have won anything - a lot of times people are just p... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975922 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:55:04 +0100 1975922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802966&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fpreparing-for-hurricane-ike-during-a-storm-of-fears%2F Editor’s Note: Kelly wrote this post last week before Hurricane Ike hit her hometown of Houston. I was laying here trying to sleep, and I couldn’t help thinking about stress management. I am laying here thinking about stress management because I have been under a lot of stress this last week, and I am in need of some sort of stress management. Last Sunday, my husband left for Indonesia and since he is so far away (12 hours ahead) I have been a little anxious. He is also in a remote area, so it is not easy to get in touch with him. Before he left, hurricane Ike was still far away and forecasted to hit in Mexico. Now, on the Thursday night before Ike is to hit, he is projected to come right over us. They have evacuated my county and so my daughter and I are at my in-law’s h... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802966 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:04:05 +0100 1802966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1770456&cid=t_146601_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F06%2Firritable-bowel-syndrome-and-the-mindgut-connection%2F Although we’ve all heard allusions to the “mind/body connection,” Western medicine still tends to downplay or ignore the effect people’s attitudes and emotions can have on their overall health. In her recent New York Times article “Let the Mind Help Tame an Irritable Bowel,” Jane E. Brody discusses an even more specific connection: that of the mind and the digestive system. “The gut,” she writes, “has been called the body’s second brain, containing 95 percent of the body’s neurotransmitter serotonin and direct nerve connections to the brain.” For patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (I.B.S.), a disorder characterized by medically inexplicable diarrhea, constipation, or a cycle of the two, these findings are provocative to say the least. …learning to mi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770456 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:13:50 +0100 1770456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1705049&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fwhat-spices-can-your-crohns-disease-tolerate%2F Today I thought we could make a running list of what spices other people with Crohn’s disease can tolerate. I can’t seem to tolerate much, and pretty much stick to the same old spices. Problem is, everything starts to taste pretty similar and I am always looking for ways to make my boring food more interesting without upsetting by insides. Here is the list of spices/ingredients that I tolerate well and use very frequently: Parsley Salt Olive Oil (a lot) Oregano Lime - juice or crystallized lime powder Lemon Soy sauce Basil (not a lot) Chives Celery salt My list of spices is pretty short. I cook a lot of fish in olive oil with salt and parsley. I will often throw some tomatoes and some onions (for the flavour - I don’t eat them) on top of the fish with some oregano, sal... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1705049 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:35:39 +0100 1705049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631708&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fwhat-its-like-to-be-pregnant-with-crohns-disease%2F Since I was talking about my daughter last week, I thought that I would continue that theme this week and tell you about my pregnancy. We had only been married for three months and never planned to have a baby so quickly. In fact, we were going to wait two years to get accustomed to being married while we investigated the risks associated with having Crohn’s disease and being pregnant. The year of our wedding, I was really adamant about getting off the steroids and not being fat-faced for my wedding day. I had been recovering from a flare when he proposed and when he told me he wanted to get married in six months, the only thing I could think of was “how will I ever get low enough on the prednisone to look normal for my wedding?” But I did it! I managed to get down to 5 mg and wa... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631708 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:55:20 +0100 1631708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1606285&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fcrohns-can-bring-out-the-best-and-worst-in-us%2F I have been on 15 mg of prednisone for over a month now, so now I have to decrease my level of dosage. I hate doing this because I was just starting to feel good and felt like my brain was no longer in a fog. Right after we got back from San Francisco, I started the decrease of prednisone and have been feeling the effects ever since. Friday I was just plain emotional, needy and cranky. It also doesn’t help when I am stressed and tired, which is what I have been. I haven’t been able to sleep (even with a sleeping pill) and I know that lack of sleep plays a big part in my mood. Everything was great in San Francisco, but when we came home my Crohn’s started reacting on top of not being able to sleep. I wanted my husband to just do all the chores because can’t he see that I need to res... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1606285 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:19:27 +0100 1606285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1509263&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fhow-is-your-crohns-today-the-june-edition%2F Today has been miserable for my Crohn’s, but I can’t complain too much because I had four really good days in a row (and on travel)! It was a miracle. I have never felt so good on travel before. This time I took extra precautions and was really strict with my diet. I didn’t even care if the waiter thought that I was crazy for wanting nothing except some salt on any of my food. I told them that I was allergic to pepper and seasonings. The first night, we went out to a restaurant that made grilled items. I told them specifically to not put anything on it and when they served it to me, it had garlic mashed potatoes instead of the white rice I ordered as well as pepper. We sent it back and they gave me a new one. When the new plate came back the dish still had pepper on it. I thi... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1509263 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:47:22 +0100 1509263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494645&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fdoes-this-argument-sound-familiar%2F My husband is traveling to San Francisco and he wants me and my daughter to join him for the weekend. The plan is to leave tomorrow and come back on Sunday night. When he first proposed this idea, we had an argument about it because he thinks I am “being difficult,” while I think he is making things too complex. He wanted a decision right away and I was stalling. The thing is, I want to go. I have always wanted to go to San Francisco and ride on that trolley that goes down that great big hill. But truth be told – I am afraid to go. I want to get off my prednisone really badly, and because I am on the path to recovery I don’t want anything to get in the way of that. Travel usually means not sleeping well and eating foods that don’t agree with me, and I usually don’t feel all tha... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494645 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:47:22 +0100 1494645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455615&cid=t_146601_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fsouth-africas-dirty-little-secret.html The number of baby deaths in the Ukhahlamba region of Eastern Cape Province has risen to 123, according to an article in Port Elizabeth's "The Herald Online".I first reported this story on April 23rd. At that time, 80 babies were thought to have died of diarrhea and other complications after having consumed contaminated tap water. The safety of the region's water supply had been compromised by a breakdown in the drinking water treatment system – a breakdown that was allowed to persist for several months.Until recently, the South African government had done nothing to correct the source of the problem, other than to form a committee to investigate. That committee is compiling a report to present to the health ministry.According to the latest article, the government has finally taken steps... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455615 Wed, 14 May 2008 22:29:00 +0100 1455615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1410001&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fhow-is-your-crohns-today-3%2F I am going to start the “How is your Crohn’s today?” monthly installments again in order for all of us to keep up with how everyone else is doing. In case you are new to this blog, I stole this idea from the MS blogger Trevis Gleason because I thought that it was a great idea. The idea is that we each tell how we are feeling today. I will start by saying that I am generally good. I have decreased my prednisone to 15mg per day and the last couple of days I have been a little depressed and very tired. I know that it is my medicines that make me feel this way, but still, it doesn’t make the sadness go away or the irrational thoughts, joint pain and certainly doesn’t make my mind work faster. I just have to wait it out until I get balanced again. I was feeling really good bu... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1410001 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:24:52 +0100 1410001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329240&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fim-going-to-do-what-i-wantregardless-of-my-crohns%2F This Thursday I am starting an oil painting class and I am pretty excited about it. I am also a little bit nervous. I love to paint for many reasons but mostly because I love the vivid colors of the oils and I love the freedom that I feel when I paint. I can do whatever I want with the colors and it is bliss to be free like that. It is also very relaxing. I also love dancing for the same reason. I spend most of my days being constrained by what I can’t do that I love the feeling of letting go, of being free from everything, even if only for a moment. I have never taken a formal painting class before; I have just messed around with oils at home. I am nervous about the class mostly because I worry that my Crohn’s will act up. It is impossible to predict how I am going to feel and I don�... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329240 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:57:26 +0100 1329240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1297990&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fsigns-and-symptoms-that-a-crohns-flare-is-coming%2F Today I went for my yearly eye exam. Luckily, there is no sign of glaucoma or cataracts, which is really good since I have been on steroids for so long. Plus there is no sign of inflammation. Crohn’s disease can cause inflammation in many different parts of the body other than your small and large intestines. These include your skin, joints, mouth, throat and eyes. I get the inflammation in all of these except my eyes, which I pray will remain unaffected. Inflammation of the skin can cause inflamed skin nodules on the arms and legs (erythema nodosum), and blue-red skin sores containing puss (pyoderma gangrenosum). I get the erythema nodosum. They are red hot patches on the skin that are very tender to the touch. I have gotten these before and after a major intestinal flare and once all... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1297990 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:10:44 +0100 1297990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1246711&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fwhat-is-it-like-for-men-with-crohns-disease%2F I would like to know what it is like for a man living with Crohn’s disease. I know what it is like for me but I don’t know anything about what it is like for a man. I wonder if you have the same fears and concerns as us women. Are you afraid to tell people that you have Crohn’s because maybe they will know what it is and judge you in a bad way? For women (at least for me), I never wanted to talk about anything related to bodily functions or the toilet. I mean, I tried to keep it a secret that I ever went #2 at all. It all seems so silly now, since everybody does it. I just didn’t feel that it was very lady like to mention such things. Now can you imagine having this kind of complex and then developing a disease that makes you go to the bathroom for #2 many times a day – with gas... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1246711 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:39:21 +0100 1246711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1156110&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fon-the-road-to-withdrawal-and-a-couple-of-crohns-free-days%2F Well, here I go again. I am going down on my prednisone. I hate going through withdrawal, I hate the prednisone, and I can’t wait to get so low that I won’t have to deal with it so much. It is really easy to go up but very difficult to go down. When I moved back to Texas, I had to go way up on the prednisone due to all the change and all the stress. Every time I had to go up, I got so depressed because I knew that it would be that much longer before I could go back down. I just can’t wait to be completely off prednisone or at least below 10mg. I am now on 20 mg and will stay at this level for a few weeks. It seems that just when I am getting used to being on a lower dose and my emotions are under control and I feel like I can think clearly again, I have to lower my prednisone again... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1156110 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:29:57 +0100 1156110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1154098&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fto-gluten-or-not-to-gluten-are-you-sensitive-or-allergic-to-wheat%2F Two people I love most in the world have gluten sensitivity. One source I read believed that as many as one out of thirteen people in this country have the problem but it is pretty well documented that at least 3 million people have gluten problems and more are diagnosed every day. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, true wheat allergies are rare, however he believes at least 15-20 percent of the population have wheat sensitivity. My most beloved sister was struck by its effect several years ago and it took two years or more to diagnose. It wasn’t diagnosed by a gastroenterologist, but by a friend of hers who recognized her symptoms because she also suffers from it. She improved as she cut wheat out of her diet, reading labels like crazy for relief. The other person in my family who has gluten... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1154098 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:56:52 +0100 1154098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1090709&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fhaving-chrons-makes-you-a-master-of-time-managemnt%2F On one of my performance evaluations at work I got called out for time management. I was really upset because I feel like I am the queen of time management. Don’t you feel like you are a king or queen of time management? When you have a chronic illness, you have to be really good at managing your time because there is just not enough time for everything. There is more work that you have to do and there are fewer resources (mostly energy). Good time management skills are critical to disease survival. When you have a disease, you have to be very stringent with your time because you need more rest than a healthy person. We need to make sure to get enough sleep at night (at least 5.5 hours in a row, which is really hard to do when on prednisone) and we need to make sure that we don’t stres... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1090709 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:10:43 +0100 1090709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1072511&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fout-of-the-closet-disclosing-your-crohns-disease%2F I have come out of the closet – so to speak. I told my boss that I have Crohn’s disease. He is not the boss that is in charge of my work, but the boss that is in charge of my pay raises. I have two bosses since I am a contractor – my company boss and my client boss. I disclosed my Crohn’s to my company boss. We went to lunch last week and I was tired of getting the same ham and cheese sandwich. I usually bring my lunch to avoid the whole situation of being too picky and causing a lot of unnecessary questions. But, lately I have not had enough time to make my lunch every evening because I am taking some Internet courses for work as well as managing my usual work load. The result is that I am always running late in the mornings. So last week I went with my boss to the cafeteria a... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1072511 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:20:14 +0100 1072511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=942029&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Ffiring-my-crohns-disease-doctor%2F I have decided to switch gastroenterologists and will see my new doctor on Wednesday. I decided to switch because I just didn’t get the feeling that my last gastro doctor knew what to do with me. I am a complicated patient. I don’t respond well to any of the medications and am pretty much stuck on prednisone and Imuran (azathioprine). I hate to switch doctors. Once I have answered all of the embarrassing questions and filled out all of the appropriate forms, I am reluctant to do it again. It is my reluctance to start a new relationship that keeps me bound to not so efficient doctors. But this time, I have vowed not to do this. I liked my previous doctor as a person, but I just didn’t think that she had enough knowledge to deal with me. The first time I saw her, she seemed okay, but I... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=942029 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:04:10 +0100 942029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925543&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fi-have-a-fistula%2F About ten years ago a doctor told me that I had a fistula. I know now that I had no idea back then of what a fistula actually was. I was young and didn’t ask a lot of questions and didn’t really concern myself with it. I didn’t really notice the fistula was all that different from the rest of my terrible bowels. When I moved to Texas, I told my doctor that I had a fistula (I still didn’t really understand what that meant) and she never denied it the entire time that I lived there. So, I am not really certain if she ever really saw a fistula or just took my word for it. Now that I have returned to Texas, I have decided to see a different specialist because I am not sure if my previous doctor ever really knew if I had a fistula or just took my word about it. I remember there were tim... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925543 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:58:36 +0100 925543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=916087&cid=t_146601_117_f&fid=34696&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.straightfromthedoc.com%2F50226711%2Fadding_probiotics_in_diarrhea_treatment_cheaper_but_as_effective.php In developing countries, too many infants die from diarrhea caused by rotavirus - while in developed countries the infection management of diarrhea costs to as much as 1B$/year. Now, the addition of probiotic bacteria in the treatment of diarrhea has... Continue. (Source: Straightfromthedoc) Straightfromthedoc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=916087 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:46:45 +0100 916087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864422&cid=t_146601_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Flife-with-crohns%2Fkelly%2Fnot-talking-about-crohns%2F I don’t know about you guys, but I spend a lot of time NOT talking about my Crohn’s disease. This is one of the reasons why I decided to write for this blog – I never really talk about my disease. I am always very vague and non-specific. I always put on a happy face so that no one will ask what is wrong. If no one can see that you don’t feel good, then they will not ask too many questions. There are other reasons that I put on a happy face, but I think I will write about those in another blog. Today, I will focus on the “not wanting to talk about the not socially acceptable Crohn’s symptoms.” It is just that the symptoms are not really a good topic of discussion. I mean, who wants to talk about bloody diarrhea, lots of pain, gas, bloating, etc…and no one really want... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864422 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:38:40 +0100 864422