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Real Talk About Recovery

Recovery…it’s not something we talk about enough. Surgery, like the classic Bollywood love story, takes precedence but the moment the couple gets together, they live happily ever and we never hear about the rest. Same thing with the rush and excitement of...

What the IBD Community Needs to Know About Getting a COVID-19 Booster

Patient advocate Tina Aswani Omprakash spoke with gastro experts to get the booster answers for people with inflammatory bowel disease. Originally published in Everyday Health on December 1st, 2021 By Tina Aswani Omprakash For Health Answers Medically Reviewed...

This Love Takes Guts

Our love isn’t simple, but it’s also the easiest feeling in the world. Being a woman in the LGBTQ+ community, I assumed that I would always have to come out over and over again throughout the course of my life. But when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s at 19 and had my...

Saravanan’s Exercise Tips as a Crohnie & Ostomate

As an ostomate and IBD patient, many people often ask me if I am able to play sports. I tell them ‘YES’. Yes, we can actively participate in sport activities, but there may be some restrictions. For example, Larry Nance Jr. is an NBA star who has Crohn’s disease...

A Gutsy Feeling: Advocating for the Best Care Possible as IBD Patients

By Tina Aswani Omprakash **Supported by agutsyfeeling.org, a collaboration between Girls With Guts, Purdue University, College of Pharmacy, and the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning** In today’s day and age, there are many treatment options for inflammatory...

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My Feature in The New York Times!

Jun 22, 2022

In conjunction with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's new We Can't Wait App, nonprofit partner South Asian IBD Alliance's Co-Founder & President Tina Aswani-Omprakash was interviewed and featured in the Metropolitan section of the Sunday's edition of The New...

Research Highlights from Digestive Disease Week 2022 for the IBD Community

Jun 8, 2022

Originally Published by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation on their IBDVisible Blog on June 8th, 2022 By: Madhura Balasubramaniam & Tina Aswani-Omprakash After two years of virtual programming due to COVID-19, Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2022 came...

When Diagnoses Accumulate: My Sjögren’s Story

Apr 13, 2022

April marks Sjögren’s Syndrome Awareness Month, so I thought it was high time I shared my Sjögren’s diagnosis journey now that I’m finally getting answers and treatment to deal with a condition that has been plaguing me for years. It all started in November after my...

Dropping Mask Mandates: A Time of Anxiety or Joy?

Mar 15, 2022

Last week I went back to school in-person for the first time in 2 years. There was a part of me that was excited, yes, but the other part of me was nervous as all heck. Meeting professors and students I had gotten to know virtually over the semesters felt like there...

Key Takeaways from IBD Insider 2022: Patient Updates from the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®

Feb 16, 2022

Originally Published by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation on their IBDVisible Blog on February 14th, 2022 By: Tina Aswani Omprakash The third annual IBD Insider was, as always, a great culmination of the events from the 2022 Crohn’s & Colitis...

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