Ulcerative Colitis

[Hayley.Kuter at nt.gov.au]

hi all,
has anyone had much success with using a (nutritionally complete) liquid diet
for 6/52 whilst acute crohn's symptoms persist? several studies have shown this
to be equally effective as steroids, yet i haven't found a patient who is
willing to try this without being certain of the results.
- hayley kuter
dietitian
australia




Caroline Baum Webber <cbw22 at cornell.edu>@u.washington.edu on 29/10/2002 02:46:26
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Hi Nonie,

I would recommend two things:  Have them contact the Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation of America (CCFA) which is to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(Crohn's and ulcerative colitis) what the Am Heart Assoc is to heart
disease.  CCFA can put them in touch with support groups in the Seattle
area and is also a good source of information about current research.  The
national organization's web site is http://www.ccfa.org .  The website for
the northwest chapter of ccfa is http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/northwest.
For an R.D., you may have already recommended this to them, but my
suggestion would be for them to contact the dietetics department of a
medical teaching hospital in Seattle and ask the R.D. who covers this
subspecialty for an appointment or to recommend someone.

Hope this helps,

Caroline Webber, MPH, RD
Ithaca, NY


>Hello all,

>I have a sister who lives in Black Diamond, WA (near Kent, WA) has had

>ulcerative colitis for a very long time.  Her very supportive  husband had

>emailed me about some internet sites he was reading that gave dietary advice

>for this health problem.  I read this information and am concerned about

>it's validity.  I would like to get them some more reliable nutritional

>help.  I was hoping that those of you on the listserve who work with clients

>who have ulcerative colitis might direct me to references, web pages and

>names of RDs in the Seattle area, that I can give to my sister.

>Since I think that actually working with a dietitian is best, I want to

>recommend that my sister and her husband work with someone to help with her

>specific needs.

>Thanks for any help you can give.

>

>Honor the gift of food... Eat to be well.

>Nonie Woolf, RD, MPH

>Captain Wynona A. Woolf, USPHS

>Public Health Nutritionist

>Blackfeet Community Hospital, Indian Health Service

>PO Box 760

>Browning, MT  59417

>406-338-6307

>fax: 406-338-6337

>email:  wynona.woolf at mail.ihs.gov