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Understanding Ulcerative Colitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Introduction: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) affect millions of people worldwide, and one such condition is ulcerative colitis. This chronic condition can significantly impact a person’s quality of life, but with proper understanding and management, individuals can lead fulfilling lives. In this blog post, we will delve into what ulcerative colitis is, explore its causes, discuss…
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What is Crohn’s Disease?
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and damage to the digestive tract. It can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus, but most commonly affects the small intestine and the colon. The exact cause of Crohn’s disease is not known, but it is…
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Making IBD Visible: IBD Looks Like Me.
The main theme of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Awareness week (December 1st-7th) this year is making IBD visible. What does this mean? IBD is considered an “Invisible Illness” which means that even though we don’t look sick on the outside, our insides show a whole different story. I can’t tell you how many times I…
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Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA)- Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week!
Every year December 1st-7th is IBD Awareness Week which is a week dedicated to raising awareness for IBD and bringing attention to those affected by the disease. During this, there are some amazing events going on through the CCFA and other advocates that include Facebook Live Chats, Twitter Chats and much more! This year I…
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WeGo Health Activist Awards.
https://badges.wegohealth.com/ha-awards-2016?referrer=vfxKpQwLctOz0BFxWjHVdw https://badges.wegohealth.com/ha-awards-2016?referrer=OOD932bZgTqwhSCiXjUfWQ Every year WeGo Health puts on the Health Activist awards where you nominate a health advocate in your journey / community for an award to recognize them for making a difference in the community. This year my website,facebook page and twitter have been nominated for awards! I am extremely excited and humbled for…
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Success and IBD.
Recently there has been a lot of debate in the IBD community about stories being shared of IBD patients who have been very successful and being talked about in the media. Kathleen Baker being the most recent. She is an Olympic swimmer has been all over the media for having Crohn’s Disease and getting the…
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Let’s Talk About Poop. (Fecal Microbiota Transplant and IBD)
Did that title pull you in? Good! That was my plan! At this point, I am sure most of you have at least heard of the term “Fecal Microbiota Transplant” (FMT) or “Fecal Transplant.” It is currently being studied as a potential treatment for IBD patients so I want to do a series of blog…
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New Mailing List / Newsletter
IBD Family, I have decided to start a mailing list / newsletter! It will be a weekly to bi-weekly newsletter that comes out that will update you with the latest blog posts available, science articles and IBD News. I want my followers to be able to stay up to date with all things IBD and…
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Surgery and Emotions.
Most people at this point know I had my hip replacements done at age 20 due to prednisone use to treat Crohn’s Disease. My surgical journey is different than most with IBD. I have not had to have bowel surgeries yet or anything like that, my surgeries have been trying to save my leg bones…
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What is Next? A scientific approach.
So recently I have been trying to figure out what we could do to help more IBD patients and to keep our social media out reach moving forward. I always like to ask our community what do they want to see? What can we do better or what is something new that you…