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Webcast of Why you shouldnt wait too long to have surgery for colitis? Hosted by HealthTalk.  Talks with Surgeon, Sonia Ramamoorthy, M.D. “Colitis and Surgery: Why You Shouldn’t Wait Too Long Surgery for colitis can rid some people of the disease for life, but when is the best time to have it, and are the [...]

Ohhh, this is excellent. How many of you have asked or been concerned if you were going to pass your IBD genes on to your child, you can listen to this radio webcast here, Genetic Research on Colitis.   “20 percent of people with colitis have a close relative with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.”  Click [...]

One of the big questions asked is whether or not to take probiotics.  And if you take them what brand, how much, etc?  Nice! A video that sheds some light on the mystery of probiotics:  Probiotic Video .  And on www.jpouch.org there is always a discussion running about probiotics here is a link to many probiotic [...]

Check this out, especially if you are newly diagnosed:  What is Ulcerative Colitis Video? The video covers all the medicines and why these medicines are used etc…super informative. Excellent Resource:  10 Key Questions about UC Also, here is a good link to read more about what is UC:  Online Book about UC. Image via: Lifespan.org