How to Be Happy & Healthy With IBD: Discussing IBD With Family and Friends
People who live with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis don't want to feel like a burden. They may feel guilty about changing or canceling plans. Sometimes, people with IBD may not even want to mak...
21 Mar 202242min
Colitis Conversations: Shared Decision-Making
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are complicated. There are choices to make along the treatment journey, which means that patients and their healthcare providers need to work together to find th...
7 Mar 202237min
Colitis Conversations: Approaches to Treatment
After being diagnosed with a form of IBD, it can be a real challenge to understand that treatment is ongoing. Which might mean taking medications for long periods of time. It also means adding in life...
21 Feb 202234min
Colitis Conversations: Treating to Target
Setting goals is an important part of managing IBD. But after controlling symptoms: what other goals do patients have? They can be anything from being able to go up and down the stairs, to cooking a m...
7 Feb 202244min
Colitis Conversations: The Impact of Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects our quality of life. What that means, however, is going to be different for each person. It may depend on many factors including disease severity, access to ca...
24 Jan 202245min
Colitis Conversations: Getting an Accurate Diagnosis
Once people understand that symptoms like ongoing diarrhea and bloody stools are not normal, they need a way to overcome embarrassment and talk their symptoms over with a health care provider. Having ...
10 Jan 202244min
Every Kid We Take Care of, We Become Part of Their Family
How is IBD different in kids than it is in adults? When should kids be transitioned from pediatric to adult care? What's next for IBD treatments? My guest is Dr Jeffrey Hyams, the head of the Division...
6 Des 202118min
What Remission Means to a Teen With Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis) is being diagnosed in young people with greater frequency. Research on how to treat pediatric patients,...
21 Nov 202126min
