digestive health
Crohn’s Disease Prevents Absorption Of Crucial Vitamin
Submitted by tammyg on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 12:31Gastrointestinal health experts at the Boston University School of Medicine have found that Crohn's Disease, a chronic digestive condition, may prevent the body from absorbing Vitamin D, a nutrient crucial for maintaining bone health.
Their results appeared in the Journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
Crohn's Disease and Acid Reflux
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The National Institutes of Health reports that many patients are unsatisfied with conventional Crohn's Disease treatments for a variety of reasons and more than half of these people seek alternatives.
Symptoms of the disease are uncomfortable to live with and can greatly affect the quality of a person's life. As such, it is understandable that those who suffer from this condition would seek alternatives, especially when traditional therapies are often ineffective or cause unwanted side effects.