
#41 Getting the most out of primary care when you have IBD
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 41 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD. This time, we're talking primary care and inflammatory bowel disease - how to get the best from your GP when treating your IBD and ...
23 Sep 28min

#40 IBD health updates from Rachel and Nigel
Send us Fan Mail SURVEY LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xJHV1TuTi5SKTU11wXdzqAGcXLURU6AOrWu_L4NVbtU/edit Just a quick episode from Rachel and Nigel to give some health updates about our IBD. I...
15 Sep 11min

#39 Help shape the future of our IBD patient podcast!
Send us Fan Mail SURVEY LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xJHV1TuTi5SKTU11wXdzqAGcXLURU6AOrWu_L4NVbtU/edit Now we’re 18 months into our Wrestling the Octopus IBD podcast, Nigel and I would love ...
6 Sep 2min

#38 From Birkenhead to Philadelphia: an update on Rob's IBD story, a year after his surgery
Send us Fan Mail Crohn's patient, Rob returns to speak with us on Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD patient podcast, 12 months after his terminal ileum surgery. He shares an honest, detailed account of t...
30 Jul 29min

#37 Understanding IBS in IBD - with Professor Peter Irving
Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD Patient Podcast, Nigel and I chat with Professor Peter Irving, IBD consultant at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital in London, about t...
2 Jul 40min

#36 Living With IBD: Real Patient Stories, Procedures, Prep & The Future of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care
Send us Fan Mail In this candid episode of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, Rachel and Nigel dive deep into the lived reality of IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) - from emergency sympto...
14 Jun 30min

#35 World IBD Day 2026 - Reflecting on Our Efforts in IBD Patient Education
Send us Fan Mail In honour of World IBD Day 2026, Nigel has curated his "best bits" from our Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast over the last 12 months. If you're living with Crohn's disea...
19 Mai 38min

#34 Nigel talks about the reality of managing multiple health conditions as part of his Crohn's
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 34 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, the tables are turned. This time, Rachel asks Nigel about his battery of recent tests and what the reality is like of managing multiple hea...
10 Mai 16min



















