Monthly Archives: May 2017
Food Additives and Your Health
I have touched on additives in food that may be impacting your health in the past and this week I will be elaborating on the topic. There are many different products that companies may add to food in order to modify the … Continue reading
Managing Methotrexate Adverse Effects (Part 3)
In our last two blogs we discussed the importance of folic acid supplementation while on methotrexate, and the use of dextromethorphan (DM) to reduce the potential “sick day” phenomenon which some people experience the day after taking methotrexate. In this blog, … Continue reading
Managing the Adverse Effects of Methotrexate
In our last blog, we looked at the role of folic acid and its importance when taking methotrexate. Even though folic acid reduces the adverse effects of methotrexate and is needed, it may fall short in managing the fatigue (or what … Continue reading
Is Folic Acid Needed With Methotrexate?
Methotrexate is a medication used in low weekly doses in the treatment of many autoimmune conditions, from rheumatoid arthritis to psoriasis to inflammatory bowel disease. One way methotrexate works is by decreasing the production of folate. For this reason, folic acid supplementation … Continue reading
Predicting Active Disease in IBD
Most patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are familiar with certain blood and stool tests that can assess how active their bowel disease is. One such test is the fecal calprotectin test ( Fcal for short). Calprotectin is a protein found in … Continue reading