#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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 16min
#33 Rachel talks candidly about the return of IBD symptoms after years of drug-free remission
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 33 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Rachel chats with Nigel about her feelings on getting inflammatory bowel disease symptoms after 15 years of Crohn's remission - the last fi...
10 Maj 20min
#32 How to find resilience in chronic illness: IBD and cancer patient, Neil Barker shares his story
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 32 of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, we meet Crohn's disease patient, Neil Barker. Neil recounts his history of living with IBD, bowel and brain cancer. Hi...
11 Apr 39min
#31 Understanding Blood Clots and IBD - with Professor Beverley Hunt OBE
Send us Fan Mail Blood clots are not the first thing most people think of when they hear Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis - but they should be on the radar of each one of us living with inflammat...
29 Mars 33min
