About IBD9 Apr 2019

What Are People Going to Think?

People who live with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis experience stigma because of their inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The taboo topic of bowel disease can permeate all aspects of a person's life, especially when there are cultural influences also at play.Tina Aswani Omprakash, who lives with Crohn's disease and a permanent ileostomy, shares her story of personal empowerment and how she is working to help other people with IBD live their lives with confidence. Tina describes how IBD has profoundly affected her family as well as why she decided to become an outspoken advocate for the IBD and ostomy communities and start her blog, Own Your Crohn's.

Concepts discussed on this episode:

Pouchitis: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-pouchitis-in-a-jpouch-1942974
Rectovaginal fistula: https://www.verywellhealth.com/rectovaginal-fistula-overview-4587356
Perianal disease: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-the-perianal-area-1942412
J-pouch: https://www.verywellhealth.com/before-during-and-after-j-pouch-surgery-4137938
Ileostomy: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-ileostomy-surgery-1942936
Step therapy: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/get-involved/be-an-advocate/steptherapy/
Abscess: https://www.verywellhealth.com/perirectal-abscess-2328821
Pyoderma gangrenosum: https://www.verywellhealth.com/pyoderma-gangrenosum-skin-disorder-1943016
Erythema nodosum: https://www.verywellhealth.com/erythema-nodosum-1943012

Find Tina Aswani Omprakash at:

Blog:http://ownyourcrohns.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ownyourcrohns/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/ownyourcrohns
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ownyourcrohns/

Find Amber J Tresca at:

Verywell:https://www.verywell.com/ibd-crohns-colitis-4014703
Blog:http://aboutibd.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/aboutibd
Twitter:https://twitter.com/aboutIBD
Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/aboutibd/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/about_IBD/

Additional sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney, https://www.facebook.com/michaelandrewcooney/
"About IBD with Amber Tresca" © Cooney Studio http://cooneystudio.com/

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