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Weekend Long IBD Retreat Helped Me to Own My Crohn’s

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:...

Pelvic Pain in IBD: An Overlooked Complication

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...

Summer of Activism: IBD Advocates You Should Follow on Social Media

Originally published by Amber Tresca on August 6th, 2019: http://aboutibd.com/2019/08/06/summer-of-activism-ibd-advocates-you-should-follow-on-social-media/Improving the quality of life for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) takes commitment and focus to...

Clinical Trials: The Next Frontier for Diverse Populations of IBD Patients

According to U.S. Census expert and demographer, William H. Frey, approximately half the U.S. population will be non-Caucasian come 2045.[i] Of the total U.S. population, less than ten percent participate in clinical trials. And the number of racial and ethnic...

My Nomination for the WEGO Health Patient Advocacy Awards

In the last few weeks, I was nominated for 6 different WEGO Health Awards in honor of my advocacy work for patients who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Patient Leader Hero, Best Advocacy for Another, Best in Show: Blog, Best in Show: Facebook, Best in...

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A Valentine’s Day Special: Dating & Relationships with an Ostomy

Feb 25, 2020

A couple weeks ago, Amber Wallace Ogle of Ostomy Diaries and I did a Facebook Live in conjunction with Hollister Incorporated regarding dating, relationships and intimacy with an ostomy. Yes, folks, it is possible and that's what Amber and I aimed to share--our...

Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD: An “Eye” on Episcleritis

Feb 2, 2020

As many of you know, I was recently in Austin, TX, traveling to speak at Crohn's & Colitis Congress. So, when I landed in Austin, I noticed a tinge of red in my right eye and I was a bit concerned but thought it would go away. You see, the dryness of the flight...

IBD Insider: IBD 101 Live Discussion on Facebook

Jan 16, 2020

Last Wednesday night I was honored to moderate a panel discussing IBD at the 101 level with two physicians who specialize in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: Dr. Jami Kinnucan of Michigan Medicine and Dr. Rajeev Jain of Texas Digestive Disease Consultants....

What Will People Think? ~A Short Documentary by Chealynn Feaster

Dec 27, 2019

This past fall I had the opportunity to meet and film with filmmaker Chealynn Feaster, a fellow ostomate and Crohn's Disease warrior. Together we pieced together a short documentary called What Will People Think? (Hindi/Urdu: Log Kya Kahenge?) which shines light on my...

Sophia’s Chronic Illness Journey: Forced Switching to Biosimilars in Canada

Dec 15, 2019

By Sophia Ali Khan From Diagnosis to Remission I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at the tender age of seven in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. This was after I was born with congenital neutropenia, a condition that involves the deficiency of neutrophils, a type of...

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