Empowering the Chronically Ill & Disabled to Lead Fuller Lives
I still remember that beautiful sunny Tuesday morning. I had just moved into the city and started my freshman year at NYU Stern School of Business a little over 2 weeks prior. I remember being in the shower getting ready for class when I heard my roommate scream,...
A Nursing Student Tells OYC Her J-Pouch Story and How That Led to Her Courageous Decision to Freeze Her Eggs to Someday Have Children. By Katie Gene Friedman When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in my senior year of college, my colitis responded to...
As Gastroparesis Awareness Month is coming quickly to a close, I thought it high time to share my story. As many of you know, I was diagnosed in June with a form of digestive tract paralysis (DTP), specifically gastroparesis, via antroduodenal manometry and a gastric...
Everyday Health blogger Tina Aswani Omprakash details her experience on a weekend-long retreat for women living with IBDs. By Tina Aswani Omprakash Originally published by Everyday Health on August 23rd, 2019:...
By Tina Aswani Omprakash, Medically Reviewed by Jenny Blair, MD Originally Published by Oshi Health, Inc., on August 8th, 2019 A complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that often goes unaddressed and misdiagnosed is chronic pelvic pain (CPP). CPP is often...
