Baret Bercier MD

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• Despite Crohn's, Ali Fuller is Filled with Gratitude

  It’s easy to become angry when battling a chronic illness. It's as if your body betrayed you. You're in pain, uncomfortable and often unhappy and don't even want to get out of bed. Ali's storyAli Fuller was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when she was 7 years old. As a child, she didn’t have...

• Crohn's Disease: Foods, Vitamins, Supplements, and Herbal Remedies

  Crohn's Disease and VitaminsCrohn is an inflammatory bowel disease which mainly affects the gastrointestinal tract causing severe pain in the abdomen, constant fever and reduction in weight. It does not allow the digestive system to absorb the required vitamins and nutrients from the food.Vitamins...

• What Is Diverticulitis: Can Diverticulitis Cause Serious Complications?

  What is diverticulitis?Diverticulosis is a condition that occurs when diverticula, which are structures like pouches, occur in the colon wall. When these pouches get infected or swell up, they lead to diverticulitis, which can be a very painful medical condition to deal with. Diverticulitis...

• Is There Really a Bathroom Request Card for People with IBD?

  Rumors have been going around about a "bathroom card" for people with Crohn's and colitis that acts as an all-access bathroom pass, leading many to wonder if it really exists and, if so, how it works, and how to get their hands on one.Is it for real?For those with Crohn's and colitis, targeted ads...

• Why Going Gluten-Free Is the Next Step for Peripheral Neuropathy

  Few disease are more difficult to treat than those related to the brain and nerves. Since it is the body’s control center, having diseases caused by malfunctions in the brain can have multiple effects on the body. Not only are doctors trying to cure or control the root cause, relief for multiple...

• A Link Between Celiac Disease and Infertility

  A confusing connection – celiac disease and infertilityHere are some stories about moms who experienced infertility linked to celiac disease.Lindsey Reimer became pregnant in 2013, however, in 2010 she was diagnosed with celiac disease. Seventeen weeks after becoming pregnant, she lost her baby...