Seeking Help for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Education is key to understanding and even controlling your inflammatory bowel disease. If you have access to the library or the Internet a wealth of information is at your fingertips. The advent of the Internet has helped introduce many web sites about IBD. Check out some of the sites below:

Caring for Kids with IBD


This is a general support web site email list for parents of children with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and IBD. Anyone is welcome to join. Members of this online community can share information, offer ideas and find support. To join the Caring for Kids with IBD online community, point your web browser to www.onelist.com/community/Caring4KidsWithIBD.

The Crohn’s Disease Help Center


Point your browser to www.crohnshelp.com to access the Crohn’s Disease Help Center, sponsored by Remicade. The Crohn’s Disease Help Center contains educational information for patients and their families and friends. The site contains links such as Understanding Crohn’s Disease, Help and Hope and more. Visitors to the site can also learn more about Remicade.

The American Chronic Pain Association


The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide a support system for those suffering from chronic pain.

The ACPA offers training in skills and attitudes proved effective in helping chronic pain sufferers. Members learn stretching and relaxation techniques, and other skills to help them lead more fulfilling lives. The ACPA does not take the place of traditional medical treatment. Check out the ACPA web site at www.theacpa.org and find tips on coping with and managing chronic pain, ten steps for moving from patient to person and similar topics.

Crohn’s-Colitis Webring


A Crohn’s and colitis “web ring” has been established on the Internet. What is a web ring? It is the easiest way for Internet surfers to navigate the web. Websites covering the same topic band together and link their sites to one another. This allows visitors to reach them quickly and easily. When navigating a topic on the Internet, web ring navigation links are usually found at the bottom of the page. Visitors can move through the ring in any direction, going to the next five sites related to the topic, the next site, or the previous site. They can also review all the sites that are members of the ring.

To make an appointment for IBD treatment, contact us at the office of Vikram Tarugu today.

Vikram Tarugu

Dr. Vikram Tarugu is an award-winning Gastroenterologist with board certification earned from both the “American Board of Internal Medicine” and the “American Board of Internal Medicine Sub-Specialty in Gastroenterology“. Currently practicing in West Palm Beach & Okeechobee, FL. Dr. Vikram Tarugu is a proficient medical professional specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive health complications. With over 20 years of in-the-field experience, 2,000+ procedures conducted, and 4,000 patients treated; Dr. Vikram Tarugu has been recognized as one of the best GI doctors, not only in the state of Florida in which he practices, but nationwide.

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