Support group to meet Oct. 25

The Crohn's & Colitis (IBD) Support Group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Piedmont Fayette Hospital's 1279 Medical Building (1279 Ga. Highway 54 West), third floor, conference room B.

Thr special speaker for this meeting will be Dr. Bryan L. Woods, gastroenterologist with Digestive Healthcare of Georgia. Dr. Woods is a graduate of Emory University and the University of Tennessee, and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of South Carolina. He practices in Digestive Healthcare's Piedmont Fayette Hospital location.

Dr. Woods will be sharing with the group a basic overview of IBD (symptoms, how diagnosis is made, treatment options, promising new treatments on the horizon, etc.) as well as discussing what patients can do to assist their medical team in managing their own personal case.

The Crohn's & Colitis (IBD) Support Group meets monthly year-round, the fourth Tuesday of each month, in association with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (www.ccfa.org).   Meetings are of an educational, informational, and support type nature. People with Crohn's or colitis (IBD), their families, and their friends are encouraged and welcome to attend.

For more information, contact Mark and Lisa Andrews at 678-817-5199 or fayetteibdgroup@yahoo.com.