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My Perianal Disease Feature at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2019

My Perianal Disease Feature at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2019

As many of you may have seen on my social media accounts this last month, Crohn’s & Colitis Congress is a premier conference that discusses all the latest breakthroughs in inflammatory bowel disease. I had the honor of taking part in one of the breakout...
5 Hot Topics Presented at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2019

5 Hot Topics Presented at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2019

I had the honor of attending the 2019 Crohn’s & Colitis Congress in Las Vegas, NV as a patient advocate and speaker on the Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease panel. From diet and nutrition to mental health and pregnancy in IBD, here are the most salient...
OYC Trailblazers: Celebrating Melissa’s J-Pouch-versary

OYC Trailblazers: Celebrating Melissa’s J-Pouch-versary

And February’s OYC Trailblazer is…wait for it…Melissa “Mush” Willner! This month marks one year since Melissa had her ostomy reversed and her j-pouch became fully functional. So what better time than now to have Melissa share her story? Here goes nothing… ...
My Feature in Everyday Health as #EverydayWoman

My Feature in Everyday Health as #EverydayWoman

From Everyday Health’s Instagram: “Meet Tina Aswani Omprakash — the #IBD warrior and chronic illness advocate behind @ownyourcrohns. Tina was diagnosed with #Crohns disease 13 years ago and has since undergone over 20 surgeries, including a permanent...
OYC Trailblazers: An Ode to My Father & Fellow IBD Warrior

OYC Trailblazers: An Ode to My Father & Fellow IBD Warrior

This year I’m starting a new series called Own Your Crohn’s (OYC) TrailBlazers in which I share stories of other chronic illness warriors and their experiences. And who better to begin this series than my father, a long-time veteran of Crohn’s...