Summer of Activism: Attending a Town Hall
Working with our local elected officials is important to having our voices heard. But attending local town hall meetings held by state or federal congressional representatives is daunting, especially ...
16 Jul 201913min
Summer of Activism: Going to Medical Meetings
For this first episode of my limited series, Summer of Activism, I'm answering a question that I hear regularly: how it is that I go to medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week, Advances in IBD...
9 Jul 20199min
Where Do We Go From Here?
What's new in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatments and what's next on the horizon? Dr Peter Higgins, a gastroenterologist, IBD specialist, and researcher at the University of Michigan discusses...
24 Jun 201925min
Princesses Poop Too
Does having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) make you feel like a princess? Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not only painful, serious conditions, but they also carry stigma which leads to p...
11 Jun 201938min
We Still Don't Know What Happened
Every person that lives with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis in the United States knows the challenges of dealing with health insurance companies. Denials of service are common, particularly whe...
21 Mai 201937min
I Just Said Yes
Living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis may have a significant affect on intimate relationships. The reasons for this are as individual as we are but can include pain, fatigue, medication si...
7 Mai 201935min
You Have to Do What's Best For You
Many young people who are undergoing ileostomy surgery to treat Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have never met another younger person with an ostomy. Gaylyn Henderson, founder of Gutless and Gla...
23 Apr 201945min
What Are People Going to Think?
People who live with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis experience stigma because of their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The taboo topic of bowel disease can permeate all aspects of a person's...
9 Apr 201933min
