HeyJaredAbout IBD
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease) are about more than diarrhea: they affect the whole person. About IBD focuses on health and lifestyle issues important to people living with Crohn's or colitis.
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Why Flare-Ups Aren't Failure: The Truth About Chronic Illness Grief (opens the original)
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Transcript and more information: https://bit.ly/AIBD211 Flare-ups in chronic illness can reopen feelings of grief. Clinical psychologist Dr Antonia Repollet shares her journey with Crohn's disease and how it informs the way she helps patients navigate the emotional challenges of long-term health conditions. Learn ways to maintain your identity despite symptoms, how to come back from comments like "you don't look sick," and how a GI psychologist can be an ally in managing life with a relapsing-re
How to Eat Well When Chronic Fatigue Makes Cooking Impossible With Nicholas Kelly MS, RD (opens the original)
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is thought of as a lung disease, but it affects the entire body. Amber Tresca speaks with Nicholas Kelly, MS, RD—a registered dietitian, public speaker, and cystic fibrosis advocate. His diagnosis is a result of his mother's advocacy and research. Nick describes how he balances wanting to fit in with his determination to stand out, how he navigates chronic illness disclosure in the workplace, and his "triple minority" experience within the CF community. Plus, Nick shares pra
Why Your Symptoms Get Dismissed (and How to Be Heard) — With Morgan Check, NP (opens the original)
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Pediatric GI Nurse Practitioner Morgan Check shares her journey living with Crohn's disease, navigating a diagnosis change, emergency surgery, and motherhood. She uncovers the challenges facing women with IBD, from bone density and fertility to dismissal in clinical settings, and gives actionable tips for effective self-advocacy. Transcript, video, and more at: https://bit.ly/AIBD209 This episode is sponsored by Connecting to Cure . What you'll learn: The challenges faced during the path to moth
The Truth About How IBD Affects Families With Adam and Brandon Sikes (opens the original)
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Adam Sikes was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 18 and later with stage 1 colon cancer. Along with his son Brandon, Adam shares how his family supported him through decades of illness, surgery, and recovery with a J-pouch. Adam and Brandon highlight how IBD affects families, the importance of screening, and the power of community support through groups such as Connecting to Cure. Transcript and more information available at: https://bit.ly/AIBD208 Chapters: [00:02:12] — Adam discusses his di
Powerful Lessons: How Women Experience Life With IBD Featuring Alicia Aiello of Girls With Guts (opens the original)
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Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD207 Alicia Aiello, president of Girls With Guts, shares her journey with IBD, which began in childhood. She discusses major surgeries, including a proctectomy that resulted in an unexpected loss of her fallopian tubes and an ovary, and the early onset of perimenopause. Alicia opens up about navigating rectovaginal fistulas, feeling dismissed, and the importance of knowing when to switch providers. What you'll learn: The impact of inf
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