
#33 Rachel talks candidly about the return of IBD symptoms after years of drug-free remission
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 33 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Rachel chats with Nigel about her feelings on getting inflammatory bowel disease symptoms after 15 years of Crohn's remission - the last fi...
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#32 How to find resilience in chronic illness: IBD and cancer patient, Neil Barker shares his story
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 32 of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, we meet Crohn's disease patient, Neil Barker. Neil recounts his history of living with IBD, bowel and brain cancer. Hi...
11 Huhti 39min

#31 Understanding Blood Clots and IBD - with Professor Beverley Hunt OBE
Send us Fan Mail Blood clots are not the first thing most people think of when they hear Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis - but they should be on the radar of each one of us living with inflammat...
29 Maalis 33min

#30 Top tips for living with a stoma in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Send us Fan Mail For Episode 30 of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD patient podcast, we are joined by Lead Stoma Care Nurse, Natasha Rolls at University Hospital Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston. Nat...
14 Maalis 45min

#29 Understanding Liver Disease in IBD - with Dr Sree Kotha and Dr Phil Berry
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that up to 30% of people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will have abnormal liver tests at some point? In this episode of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel an...
28 Helmi 28min

#28 Wrestling the Octopus IBD is one year old! An anniversary episode of thanks and reflections
Send us Fan Mail We can hardly believe it's been 12 whole months since we started this podcast on patients' reflections on living with inflammatory bowel disease. Happy first birthday, Wrestling the O...
18 Helmi 32min

#27 Understanding colorectal cancer risk in IBD - with Professor James East
Send us Fan Mail The fear of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when living with inflammatory bowel disease can weigh heavily on our minds as patients. So Nigel and I resolved to get an expert guest o...
12 Helmi 44min

#26 IBD flares and diet - What does the new PREdiCCT study tell us?
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 26 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD! After 10 years studying IBD patients in remission, the first results from the PREdiCCt study have now been published - and it's ess...
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