pain management

September 20, 2019September 18, 2019

Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with IBD Can Be Challenging

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Many factors can contribute to fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Crohn’s disease, including anemia, pain, and medications. Patients feel tired, restless, lethargic, exhausted, and lacking in energy. Fatigue ... Read more

September 14, 2018September 12, 2018

What to Do When the Doctors Don’t Know How to Help

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Frustrating, humiliating, and hurtful — how awful it is to have a doctor not believe you. Sometimes symptoms and issues are unknown, and sometimes doctors have a hard time either ... Read more

December 14, 2017

Heavy Use of Strong Opioids Leads to More IBD Patients Dying Early, Study Finds

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Heavy use of strong opioid pain medication has led to an increase in early deaths among inflammatory bowel disease patients, a British study reports. The research dealt with early deaths ... Read more