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Being diagnosed with IBD as a child presents special challenges for kids and for parents. Learn how Brian Greenberg of Intense Intestines Foundation dealt with a Crohn’s disease diagnosis at a young age and transitioned from being a child reliant on parents to help manage his IBD to learning how to manage it all himself. 2:15: Brian spent a lot of time in detention as a kid! 3:15: The hardest part of going to school with IBD. 5:00: Brian's first resection: at 21. 7:00: Deciding to get an ostomy and what that meant for the future. 9:00: How an ostomy and a Ken butt made life better. 11:00: The misunderstandings that can happen when your peers don’t understand about IBD. 14:00: Why do people not just ask about why a person may appear sick? 16:00: How Brian manages to stay active with Crohn’s disease. 16:30: How being active can help with the mental aspects of coping with IBD. 17:34: Why distractions can actually be beneficial at times. 19:00: One of the things Brian has done that maybe is a little risky. But super fun. 19:40: How Brian managed an aggressive medication schedule in the 90s. 20:20: Brian’s experience in transitioning from parents managing everything IBD to him managing it himself. Find Brian Greenberg at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianG_CBY https://twitter.com/ChronicBetterU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BrianG_CBY/ https://www.instagram.com/ChronicallyBetterYou/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChronicallyBetterYou/ Find Intense Intestines Foundation at: We Will Beat IBD Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-will-beat-ibd-podcast/id1065350104?mt=2 Web: http://www.intenseintestines.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntenseIntestines/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NtenseNtestines Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intense_intestines/ 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/ Intro Music: Badass - Bensound.com - www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Outro Music: The Lounge - Bensound.com - www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music