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Posted 7/30/2015 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
How many of you are taking any steps that your kids don't get IBD? and what are those steps?

In my family, my mom was the first person to get IBD. I got it around same age as her. I am worried about my son getting it. I am feeding him good quality fiber, restricting junk food, giving probiotics, still not too sure if that will be enough.
Posted 7/30/2015 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
The answer is always to do what comes naturally; thats what our bodies are adapted for. Keep away from junk food, emulsifiers and other food additives, and make sure you dont clean your kids or your house too much. They need the bacteria to let their immune systems develop properly.
Posted 7/30/2015 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
Personally, I don't think food choices have much to do with it, other than radical changes. There have been several who lived unhealthy lifestyles most of their lives but then came down with UC after adapting a healthy lifestyle. This could also include smoking. I have kids. I make sure they only use antibiotics when absolutely necessary and take probiotics whenever they do. If they ever get acne as teenagers I'm going to have to convince them that living with acne is far better than living with UC.
Posted 7/31/2015 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
I give my kids probiotics most days. I worry about them, both have sensitive digestive systems, one is C prone and the other D.
My older son is a super picky eater and has a limited amount in do things he will eat. He also had Lyme disease when he was 4 and was on antibiotics for 27 days and that is when he started having issues with constipation. He is also borderline underweight . My younger son eats pretty much everything including veggies straight from the garden (dirt and all). Aside from being short (like me) he had Kawasaki's disease when he was 2.5. I actually worry more about him getting another auto immune disease since he had Kawasaki's. My husband has IBs-d, so I think my kids are doomed.
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