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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...
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...
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...
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...