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    Constipation

    Can to many enzymes cause constipation. I know that no enzymes or too few can but didn't know if to many could to.
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    why cant pediatritans do throat cultures??

    Just curious why ped's doctors cant do throat cultures.. thats really the only reason i take caleb to his cf doctor.. Melissa mom to dylan 8 no cf and caleb 5wcf
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    To Live like you were dyin

    Verse 1 He said I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me And one moment came that stopped me on a dime I spent most of the next days, looking at the x-rays Talking bout' the options and talking bout' sweet times. I asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real...
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    Missouri Center

    Any thoughts on a good CF center in MO? There are two in St. Louis, one in Columbia and one in KC, all about the same 3 hour distance from me. We are doing preliminary testing with our daughter and I want to go to a good place. I know they are all accredited, but does anyone have anictodal...
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    Possible Early Symptom

    I'm a carrier and my husband tested negative, but I'm concerned anyway. We have an 11-month old daughter who's always been low on the growth percentiles and suddenly got a rattling cough without having had a cold. Her pediatrician said wait and see if the cough goes away in a week before doing...
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    diarhea,help

    how do you cope with diarhea?diarhea after ileus,what does it mean?just started insulin(2 days). relat,having relative 26 yrs old with cf
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    Diabetes breakthrough

    In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians. <a target=_blank...
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    staph infection

    so my friend has a staph infection on her leg. is that the same as the staph some of us culture in our lungs? I do culture staph, but with her active infection should i be more cautious? she doesn't have cf.
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    ab lounger

    Just got it. It is great for the abs and back and I did a huff cough to see how good that will be. I think it would be excellent for our lungs new and old.
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    Stirring your own pot

    ok seriously now, When you have a pot belly growing sometimes due to constipation or bloating, you might want to try this. Take your thumb and press in about inch into your belly button and hold for five to ten minutes or as long as needed. You will be flushing your kidneys as well as getting...
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    Sick take on Gordon Browns Child !

    Ahhhhh this pi**ed me off so much ! Wha do you guys think of it ! Makes my blood boil so it does ! <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.yourkindatv.com/show/121/the-opinion-shed--gordons-brown-trauma">http://www.yourkindatv.com/sho...--gordons-brown-trauma</a>
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    Acapella

    I regularly use the Acapella as either my primary or secondary method of airway clearance -- anything I can do in the car gets a vote in my book. My clinic prefers us to use the older style Acapella (it comes in green or blue and you can stand it on its end), but we do NOT use it with a...
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    Karen & Troy

    Just wondering if anyone had heard anything? Hoping everything's ok.
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    Endo/food in stomach

    My daughter had an endoscopy and they found undigested food still in her stomach after fasting for about 19 hours. The Doc really did not explain why and she did a biopsy and will call in 7 days!! Anyone ever have this with CF or is it unrelated? Thanks, Joan
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    hillrom

    I have a vest I don't use and was thinking of selling. It's the larger type. It's older but only has 43 hours on it. I called Hillrom to try and get an idea of the current value and they said you can't seell the larger type and the said they would arrange for Fed Ex to come pick it up at...
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    Price for "The Vest"

    Hello Everyone! I am a H.R. Manager and am researching the cost of "The Vest" One of our employees granddaughter has CF and the company would like to purchase a vest for her. Can anyone give me an estimate as to how much one of these vest costs? I have looked everywhere, but cannot seem to...
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    Price of the Vest

    Hello Everyone! I am a H.R. Manager and am researching the coast of "The Vest" One of our employees granddaughter has CF and the company would like to purchase a vest for her. Can anyone give me an estimate as to how much one of these vest costs? I have looked everywhere, but cannot seem to...
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    Chicago CF Awareness Day

    I know that there are not to many people from the Chicago area on this board, but I did want to remind them that the Awareness Day is this Saturday at the Oak Brook Hills resort. It is a very imformative day so if you can make it, please come. Adult CF'er
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    ashton update

    Good afternoon everyone.. just wanted to drop a quick update.. ashton has actually gotten a little worse today he is retracting quite a bit and rattling in his lungs more than he was so this am they did a chest x ray and they are going to do another nasal swab to check for anything new.. then...
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    Ashton update

    Good afternoon everyone.. just wanted to drop a quick update.. ashton has actually gotten a little worse today he is retracting quite a bit and rattling in his lungs more than he was so this am they did a chest x ray and they are going to do another nasal swab to check for anything new.. then...
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