For Tenafly Woman, Running Makes Best Of Disability
Chronic bowel diseases on the rise across UAE
COURTESY PHOTO Tenafly's Jill Collado helping raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America through Team Challenge half-marathons. The 39-year-old borough resident has Crohn's disease but hasn't let that stop her from running to raise more than $20,000 for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. During the past four months, the mother of two participated in three half-marathons and is supporting the New Jersey Team, whose members will run another half-marathon on Nov. 17. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. They affect some 1.4 million American adults and children. The funds Collado raises as a member of Team Challenge, an endurance training program to benefit the foundation, will fund research, education and support services to help patients with inflammatory bowel disease, said Ashley Chandler, the Team Challenge endurance manager. Diagnosed with Crohn's in her late 20s, Collado said she joined Team Challenge to raise funds and awareness while proving to herself that she could accomplish anything she aimed to do. Then, participating was just a matter of timing. "My health has been up and down over the years, but last year I decided to finally do it," said Collado, a marketing director. "I wanted to challenge myself and send a message to my family and friends." Although she had never run before, or trained for a race, she was motivated by the knowledge that hitting the road would make a difference. She surprised herself when she completed her first half-marathon, all 13.1 miles, last year. "I put in a lot of time into the training. There was blood, sweat and tears," she recalled. When she announced her campaign to friends and family on Facebook, she was shocked by how much money poured in, she said. pop over to this site http://www.northjersey.com/community/222120491_For_Tenafly_woman__running_makes_best_of_disability_woman_refuses_to_lose_a_step.html?page=all
Both can be debilitating, with symptoms including abdominal pain and weight loss. "Almost 60 per cent of patients with Crohn's disease require surgery at some point during their life," Dr Nathwani said. "A lot of these patients will require colostomy bags, which is obviously extremely debilitating and interferes with the quality of your life. "There is an increased incidence of colon cancer over a period of time for people with inflammatory bowel disease." Both diseases are life-long conditions that go through varying stages - they can flare up and go into remission. "There is no permanent cure but the goal is to keep the disease in remission," Dr Nathwani said. He believes more awareness of the symptoms is partly responsible for the increase in cases. The main signs are similar for both illnesses and include abdominal pain, which is more common with Crohn's disease. Other symptoms include a change in bowel habits, such as diarrhoea, weight loss and extreme tiredness. Dr Huda Kataa, a consultant gastroenterologist at the American European Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, said there were no exact figures relating to the UAE but she had seen an increase in cases during her 15 years in the country. "We don't know the cause of the disease but what we are expecting is that the environmental factors are playing a role in genetically susceptible individuals," she said. One such factor could be diet. "Patients who have a fatty and refined diet are prone to have Crohn's disease," Dr Kataa said. Other theories are that some medications could trigger the disease, or that pollution could play a part, she said. "There are also risk factors," Dr Kataa said. "Being white will put you at more risk of having the disease, and age. Younger people are at higher risk of getting the disease." Some patients ignore symptoms for years, she said. great site http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/health/chronic-bowel-diseases-on-the-rise-across-uae
Diarrhea in Children: Causes and Treatments
Medications like laxatives or antibioticscan also lead to diarrhea in children as well as adults. For mild diarrhea caused by medication, keep your child safely hydrated. If a course of antibiotics is causing your child's diarrhea, be sure to continue the medication and call your doctor. Your doctor may recommend reducing the dose or switching to a different antibiotic. Studies show that yogurt with live cultures or probiotics can help ease diarrhea caused by antibiotics. Cultures and probiotics help replenish healthy gut bacteria killed by antibiotics. Food poisoning can also cause diarrhea in kids. Symptoms usually come on quickly, may include vomiting, and tend to go away within 24 hours. Treatment for food poisoning-related diarrhea is the same as for the diarrhea caused by infection: Keep your child hydrated and call your doctor with any questions. Other causes of diarrhea include irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, food allergies, and celiac disease. If you're not sure what's causing your child's diarrhea, give your doctor a call. Children and Diarrhea: Recognizing Dehydration Dehydration is one of the most worrisome complications of diarrhea in children. Mild diarrhea usually doesn't cause significant fluid loss, but moderate or severe diarrhea can. Severe dehydration is dangerous; it can cause seizures, brain damage, even death. my response http://children.webmd.com/guide/diarrhea-treatment
COURTESY PHOTO Tenafly's Jill Collado helping raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America through Team Challenge half-marathons. The 39-year-old borough resident has Crohn's disease but hasn't let that stop her from running to raise more than $20,000 for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. During the past four months, the mother of two participated in three half-marathons and is supporting the New Jersey Team, whose members will run another half-marathon on Nov. 17. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. They affect some 1.4 million American adults and children. The funds Collado raises as a member of Team Challenge, an endurance training program to benefit the foundation, will fund research, education and support services to help patients with inflammatory bowel disease, said Ashley Chandler, the Team Challenge endurance manager. Diagnosed with Crohn's in her late 20s, Collado said she joined Team Challenge to raise funds and awareness while proving to herself that she could accomplish anything she aimed to do. Then, participating was just a matter of timing. "My health has been up and down over the years, but last year I decided to finally do it," said Collado, a marketing director. "I wanted to challenge myself and send a message to my family and friends." Although she had never run before, or trained for a race, she was motivated by the knowledge that hitting the road would make a difference. She surprised herself when she completed her first half-marathon, all 13.1 miles, last year. "I put in a lot of time into the training. There was blood, sweat and tears," she recalled. When she announced her campaign to friends and family on Facebook, she was shocked by how much money poured in, she said. pop over to this site http://www.northjersey.com/community/222120491_For_Tenafly_woman__running_makes_best_of_disability_woman_refuses_to_lose_a_step.html?page=all
Both can be debilitating, with symptoms including abdominal pain and weight loss. "Almost 60 per cent of patients with Crohn's disease require surgery at some point during their life," Dr Nathwani said. "A lot of these patients will require colostomy bags, which is obviously extremely debilitating and interferes with the quality of your life. "There is an increased incidence of colon cancer over a period of time for people with inflammatory bowel disease." Both diseases are life-long conditions that go through varying stages - they can flare up and go into remission. "There is no permanent cure but the goal is to keep the disease in remission," Dr Nathwani said. He believes more awareness of the symptoms is partly responsible for the increase in cases. The main signs are similar for both illnesses and include abdominal pain, which is more common with Crohn's disease. Other symptoms include a change in bowel habits, such as diarrhoea, weight loss and extreme tiredness. Dr Huda Kataa, a consultant gastroenterologist at the American European Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, said there were no exact figures relating to the UAE but she had seen an increase in cases during her 15 years in the country. "We don't know the cause of the disease but what we are expecting is that the environmental factors are playing a role in genetically susceptible individuals," she said. One such factor could be diet. "Patients who have a fatty and refined diet are prone to have Crohn's disease," Dr Kataa said. Other theories are that some medications could trigger the disease, or that pollution could play a part, she said. "There are also risk factors," Dr Kataa said. "Being white will put you at more risk of having the disease, and age. Younger people are at higher risk of getting the disease." Some patients ignore symptoms for years, she said. great site http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/health/chronic-bowel-diseases-on-the-rise-across-uae
Diarrhea in Children: Causes and Treatments
Medications like laxatives or antibioticscan also lead to diarrhea in children as well as adults. For mild diarrhea caused by medication, keep your child safely hydrated. If a course of antibiotics is causing your child's diarrhea, be sure to continue the medication and call your doctor. Your doctor may recommend reducing the dose or switching to a different antibiotic. Studies show that yogurt with live cultures or probiotics can help ease diarrhea caused by antibiotics. Cultures and probiotics help replenish healthy gut bacteria killed by antibiotics. Food poisoning can also cause diarrhea in kids. Symptoms usually come on quickly, may include vomiting, and tend to go away within 24 hours. Treatment for food poisoning-related diarrhea is the same as for the diarrhea caused by infection: Keep your child hydrated and call your doctor with any questions. Other causes of diarrhea include irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, food allergies, and celiac disease. If you're not sure what's causing your child's diarrhea, give your doctor a call. Children and Diarrhea: Recognizing Dehydration Dehydration is one of the most worrisome complications of diarrhea in children. Mild diarrhea usually doesn't cause significant fluid loss, but moderate or severe diarrhea can. Severe dehydration is dangerous; it can cause seizures, brain damage, even death. my response http://children.webmd.com/guide/diarrhea-treatment
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