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7 IBD-Inspired Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day

7 IBD-Inspired Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day

By Tina Aswani Omprakash February 13, 2019 One woman living with Crohn’s shares thoughtful Valentine’s gift ideas for the IBD warrior in your life. Valentine’s Day can be an anxiety-inducing holiday for many people. Especially for those of us living...
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...
Real Talk About Fistulae

Real Talk About Fistulae

As I sit here today with a very heavy heart typing out this blog post, I’m not sure if the excruciatingly painful nodule I felt earlier this week is just another health scare or yet another horrifying abscess from a fistula. I hold back tears as I wonder what my...
IBD Awareness Week Line-Up: Diversity, Mental Health & More!

IBD Awareness Week Line-Up: Diversity, Mental Health & More!

Today kicks off Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week! The lead-up to this week has included my (very exciting!) feature on the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s website for general IBD awareness and for racial and ethnic minorities. I also had the...