#22 IBD Then & Now: Patients' Reflections for Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 22 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD! A reminder of our new email address if you'd like to get in touch: wrestlingtheoctopusibd@gmail.com In this Crohn’s & Colitis Aware...
2 Dec 202529min
#21 Nigel’s A–Z of Crohn’s: Biopsies, Blowtorches & Burnt Bananas
Send us Fan Mail You can now email us at wrestlingtheoctopusibd@gmail.com - we'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas and feedback on our IBD patient podcast! And if you like what you hear, please spread...
13 Nov 202534min
#19 Rachel reflects on staying in Crohn's remission, four years after stopping infliximab
Send us Fan Mail In this anniversary special, Nigel interviews me about my decision to stop taking medication (infliximab, aka Remicade) for my inflammatory bowel disease, and what reflections I have ...
25 Okt 202520min
#20 Nigel reflects on 15 years post-Crohn's op, and a life-changing experience
Send us Fan Mail The tables are turned in this episode! Now Rachel interviews Nigel about his life-changing bowel surgery in 2010. Fifteen years on, Nigel reflects on the symptoms that led to his Croh...
25 Okt 202522min
#18 When long-term stability on a Crohn's drug meets a curveball: an IBD patient's story
Send us Fan Mail Meet Olie Bosley. Olie is an IT and cybersecurity expert from Oxford, UK who has suffered from Crohn's disease symptoms for nearly 30 years. We invited Olie to join us for this episod...
23 Okt 202545min
#17 Understanding the gut-brain axis in IBD - with clinical psychologist, Dr Gita Robson
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we gaze deep into the gut-brain axis with Dr. Gita Robson, a clinical psychologist who specialises in gastroenterology. Our brains and guts chatter in both direction...
11 Okt 202521min
#16 Learning the basics of diet in IBD - with dietitian Dearbhaile O'Hanlon
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 16 of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, we're talking a perennial favourite with Crohn's and UC patients: diet and nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease. Ou...
24 Sep 202532min
#15 Understanding bile acid diarrhoea / malabsorption in IBD with Professor Julian Walters
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 15 of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD Patient Podcast, Nigel and I cover a topic that receives not nearly as much attention as it should: Bile Acid Diarrhoea (BAD) / Bile Ac...
11 Sep 202533min
