
#30 Top tips for living with a stoma in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (IBD)
Send us Fan Mail For Episode 30 of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD patient podcast, we are joined by Lead Stoma Care Nurse, Natasha Rolls at University Hospital Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston. Nat...
14 Mar 45min

#29 Understanding Liver Disease in IBD - with Dr Sree Kotha and Dr Phil Berry
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that up to 30% of people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will have abnormal liver tests at some point? In this episode of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel an...
28 Feb 28min

#28 Wrestling the Octopus IBD is one year old! An anniversary episode of thanks and reflections
Send us Fan Mail We can hardly believe it's been 12 whole months since we started this podcast on patients' reflections on living with inflammatory bowel disease. Happy first birthday, Wrestling the O...
18 Feb 32min

#27 Understanding colorectal cancer risk in IBD - with Professor James East
Send us Fan Mail The fear of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when living with inflammatory bowel disease can weigh heavily on our minds as patients. So Nigel and I resolved to get an expert guest o...
12 Feb 44min

#26 IBD flares and diet - What does the new PREdiCCT study tell us?
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 26 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD! After 10 years studying IBD patients in remission, the first results from the PREdiCCt study have now been published - and it's ess...
30 Jan 39min

#25 Medical cannabis use in IBD - with Dr Jami Kinnucan from Mayo Clinic, Florida
Send us Fan Mail We've seen a shift in mood around conversations on medical cannabis in inflammatory bowel disease. While it's most definitely an area that needs tightly controlled monitoring and evid...
17 Jan 35min

#24 An introduction to IBD surgery - with consultant colorectal surgeon, Raj Mankotia
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel and Rachel talk with Mr Raj Mankotia, Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust...
3 Jan 39min

#23 Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) in IBD - with Dr Gauraang Bhatnagar and Dr William Blad
Send us Fan Mail In episode 23 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel and I welcome consultant radiologist, Dr Gauraang Bhatnagar (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust) and consultant gastroenterologist, ...
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