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Find on this page all our tips for a better quality of life for you or your loved one. You can filter them by disease using the search bar above. Browse these articles and register to give your opinion as a comment!

Chronic fatigue: patients' experiences and solutions

Chronic fatigue: patients' experiences and solutions

15 Apr 2019 • 19 comments

Nearly 3,000 Carenity members responded to our chronic fatigue survey! Read the results and give your advice to reduce...

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Allergies to pollen: how to protect against them?

Allergies to pollen: how to protect against them?

9 Apr 2019 • 5 comments

Read our article quickly to find out everything you need to know about pollen allergies and how to effectively control...

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Photo Testimonial: Ulcerative colitis won't stop me from travelling

Ulcerative colitis

Photo Testimonial: Ulcerative colitis won't stop me from travelling

5 Apr 2019 • 2 comments

"You can go weeks, months or even years without anything, and then overnight, repeat a crisis, like that, for no...

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Vaccines: Unravelling the true from the false

Vaccines: Unravelling the true from the false

29 Mar 2019 • 11 comments

Despite the rise of protest against vaccines, they remain a useful treatment to prevent epidemics and to prevent several diseases. What do you think of...

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Photo testimonial: Maintain hope despite the side effects of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Photo testimonial: Maintain hope despite the side effects of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

19 Mar 2019 • 3 comments

"No one warns you of the side effects: hair loss, nausea... Cortisone reduces inflammation and makes pain bearable but it gives you something extra: hello weight...

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COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Brittle asthma
COPD

COPD diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

11 Mar 2019 • 1 Like • 14 comments

Carenity members tell us about their long journey before they got a diagnosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease....

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Photo testimonial: KISS syndrome - from mother to son

Child Illnesses

Photo testimonial: KISS syndrome - from mother to son

5 Mar 2019

"No, I'm not crazy, cozy, weak or hypochondriac! My chronic migraines, scoliosis, orthopedic problems, stiffness, balance problems and chronic fatigue, it's not me, it's...

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Relieve pain with hot or cold

Back pain
Chronic pain
Disc discplacement
Disc hernia
Migraine
Sciatica
Tendonitis
Toothache
Torticollis

Relieve pain with hot or cold

26 Feb 2019 • 19 comments

Thanks to its relaxing effect, heat is very useful against muscle contractures or cramps. Cold is beneficial on a sprain or strain to avoid swelling of the joint. Have you ever heard of...

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Cigarettes VS e-cigarettes: an update on the consumption and pitfalls to avoid

Cigarettes VS e-cigarettes: an update on the consumption and pitfalls to avoid

20 Feb 2019 • 10 comments

The e-cigarette allows some patients to stop smoking but it becomes a dangerous addiction for others. Read our article to weigh the pros and cons of the electronic...

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Love life in the face of illness: how to cope?

Love life in the face of illness: how to cope?

14 Feb 2019 • 23 comments

Today is Valentine's Day! This emblematic day, sometimes criticized for its commercial and marketing impact, undoubtedly evokes love. We organised a poll* to allow you to express your views on this...

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Photo Testimonial: Irritable bowel syndrome prevents people from living

Abdominal adhesions
Achalasia
Acid reflux
Anal fistula
Atresia of small intestine
Barrett esophagus
Bile acid malabsorption
Biliary atresia
Bowel obstruction
Celiac disease
Cholecystitis
Chronic constipation
Chronic diarrhoea
Chronic gastritis
Clostridium difficile
Collagenous colitis
Colopathy
Cryptosporidiosis
Digestive tract
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Diverticulum
Duodenal atresia
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Esophageal atresia
Esophageal spasm
Esophagitis
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Fecal incontinence
Gallstones
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastrointestinal polyposis
Gastroparesis
Helicobacter pylori infection
Hereditary chronic pancreatitis
Hiatus hernia
Hirschsprung disease
Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome
Idiopathic achalasia
Ileostomy
Intussusception
Irritable bowel
Irritable bowel syndrome
Lewis-Sumner syndrome
Microscopic colitis
Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
Omphalocele
Pancreatitis
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Radiation enteritis
Radiation proctitis
Rectal prolapse
Recurrent acute pancreatitis
Recurrent cholestasis
Sigmoid diverticulum
Stomach ulcer
Ulcerative colitis

Photo Testimonial: Irritable bowel syndrome prevents people from living

12 Feb 2019 • 9 comments

"Irritable bowel syndrome, also known as "functional colitis", has periods when nothing happens and then, all of a sudden, it's back to seizures that paralyze...

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Multiple sclerosis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story!

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story!

12 Feb 2019

Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can change a person's entire life. This is the story of Carenity members living with multiple sclerosis.How long did it take for Carenity members to receive...

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