Breakfast and Bowel Disease: You Do Not Need Porridge to Start the Day
Porridge is not a medical requirement. With inflammatory bowel disease, a good breakfast stays in your stomach and provides protein and fluids, even if it looks simple.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Daily life with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: food during a flare-up, fluids, iron, medications, tests, and when to contact your care team.
Posts about Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What to Eat at Passover with Bowel Disease
Passover is the holiday of freedom, spring, and renewal. How symbolic that renewal is linked to humility and modesty: traditional Passover foods are directly connected to poverty. Matzah is the bread of affliction, bread that had no time to rise.
Getting Through Israel's Independence Day Safely
Or: what prehistoric humans have to do with Israel's Independence Day...
Should You Tell People at Work About Your Illness?
Keren, a pseudonym, was a newly married young woman in her early twenties. She sat opposite me and smiled. Whatever we discussed, she smiled.
Tip No. 1: How People with Crohn's and Colitis Can Get More Vitamins and Minerals
How can people with Crohn's disease and colitis get more vitamins and minerals from food?
The Connection Between Stress and Nutrition in Digestive Diseases
Here is an example of a patient illustrating how our emotional state affects our ability to digest different foods and feel well after eating them.
