Many popular diets instruct people to avoid dairy, for a variety of reasons. When you consider the pros and cons of personal dairy consumption, you may want to add one more variable to the decision equation: should you avoid A1…
Multiple surgeries and six years of extreme complications due to Crohn’s almost broke Joshua’s body and spirit – but he fought back and triumphed!
Pineapple juice can replace barium contrast during MRI with contrast (MRE) MRE (Magnetic Resonance Elastography) is a specific type of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) performed with contrast material to produce detailed images of the small intestine. MRE is preferred over…
The doctor that brought the gift of hope Teddi Bledsoe and her beautiful family went through several years of the agonizing roller-coaster of pediatric Crohn’s and PSC before they found the right formula of diet and medications that brought their…
Dr. David Suskind, a Professor of Pediatrics at the Department of Gastroenterology at Seattle Children’s Hospital, is known for his ongoing efforts to study the intricate connections between IBD, Nutrition, and the microbiome. He conducts ongoing research, participates in and…
Planned by personal chefs Approved by the GI team at Seattle Children’s Hospital Shared here for your inspiration A complete weekly SCD menu will be served this summer at Camp Oasis Northwest. Campers who use the Specific Carbohydrates Diet as…
The European Crohns and Colitis Organization (ECCO) is the largest forum of medical IBD specialists in the world. The 2018 ECCO Congress drew 6,676 delegates from 86 different countries. Over one thousand abstracts were accepted and presented this year, covering…
You can help by completing the patient surveys John Zoshak is a graduate student in the Human Centered Design and Engineering Program at the University of Washington. He is working with Dr. David Suskind of Seattle Children’s Hospital on an…
A growing number of posts within the online SCD communities show a photo of a manufactured food product and ask the group “Is this legal?” Unfortunately, there can never be a perfect answer to this question.
A simple, delicious, colorful path to wellness A strong body of research supports the idea that a vegetable centered diet is key to wellness. Meals based on plant foods are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Add reasonable amounts…
