{"id":7201,"date":"2022-08-31T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2022-08-31T06:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:30:02","slug":"tips-for-parents-and-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/tips-for-parents-and-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for parents and children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many ways children and their parents can work to cope with ulcerative colitis and live healthy and happy lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few starting points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Educate loved ones, teachers, and close friends about the disease, nutritional needs, and medications.<\/li><li>Seek the advice of a registered dietitian for meal planning to make sure your child is getting enough nutrients.<\/li><li>Find support groups for people with inflammatory bowel disorders.<\/li><li>Talk with a counselor as needed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Managing flare-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the only way to fully prevent a\u00a0UC flare\u00a0is surgery, there are ways to help prevent them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Help your child keep a food log to track which foods\u00a0may cause a flare-up.<\/li><li>Ask your child\u2019s doctor if they should\u00a0change their fiber intake, or have other food recommendations.<\/li><li>Make sure they are getting regular activity if they can.<\/li><li>Help your child manage stress with techniques like\u00a0meditation,\u00a0yoga, and\u00a0mindfulness.<\/li><li>Make sure they take medications as prescribed, and to tell you when they haven\u2019t. Children can be afraid to tell you or their doctor, but let them know it\u2019s essential to know.<\/li><li>Make sure their doctor has a list of all of medications including vitamins.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check in with your child\u2019s doctor before changing their diet or adding any new medications or supplements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways children and their parents can work to cope with ulcerative colitis and live healthy and happy lives. Here are a few starting points: Educate loved ones, teachers, and close friends about the disease, nutritional needs, and medications. Seek the advice of a registered dietitian for meal planning to make sure your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[829],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}