At this time of year people travel far and wide to visit friends and families and although Crohn’s Disease is a difficult disorder, you should not keep yourself from living the best life possible because you suffer from this disorder. You should continue in your life as you would without Crohn’s, although a few more precautions may be necessary when traveling, this will ensure a smooth and enjoyable trip.
Latest happenings from the Nutricia blog
Travelling with Crohn’s
Monday, December 29th, 2008Nutricia Ketogenic Diet Information Evening – 24/11/08
Friday, November 28th, 2008Nutricia hosted a ketogenic diet information evening and cookery session at the Cooks Academy in Dun Laoighre on the 24th of November. The event was filled to capacity with a range of Health Care Professionals attending including, Dietitians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, a Consultant Neurologist and Diet Chefs. Mr. Kevin Rafferty, a dietitian from Nutricia Liverpool presented on “Nutritional therapy as a standard part of epilepsy care”.
Multiple Food Protein Intolerance – What is it?
Monday, November 17th, 2008There are many misconceptions surrounding food allergies, often people have an intolerance rather than an allergy itself. A food allergy is an adverse clinical reaction to food due to any type of abnormal immune response to food protein.
Crohn’s: Fight it with Diet
Monday, November 10th, 2008An interesting article recently appeared in the UK based newspaper the ‘Mail on Sunday’ regarding the treatment of Crohn’s disease with diet rather than drugs. The article centres on the experiences of one man, John Maffioli.
The life of Brugt Warnar with epilepsy.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008My name is Brugt Warner and this is the story of me living with epilepsy. I was born on the 18th February 1943. You can see a copy of my birth certificate here:
The Ketogenic Diet – The 1950’s & Now
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008A meeting took place in Holland last week concerning the use of the Ketogenic Diet. The Ketogenic Diet is re-emerging as a more acceptable treatment for paediatric epilepsy as parents become more and more concerned about the effects of epilepsy drugs on their children, as well as the obvious benefits of following the Ketogenic Diet.
PKU, PKU, PKU
Monday, October 13th, 2008When Jeff and I got married we knew nothing about PKU. Even during the first two years of us building a home together we were oblivious about this Metabolic Disorder. We found out all about it with a shock when we had our first child. Little did we know that we were in fact carriers of this disease. Apparently if you are a carrier, there is a 25 percent chance that your child will end up with PKU.