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Designer $hit: A Microbiome Love Story With Saffron Cassaday

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11/14/23

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What options are you wiling to try to manage your ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease? How about putting someone else's stool into your own colon? Fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) — using stool from a donor to repopulate bacteria in the colon — are being studied for use in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Filmmaker Saffron Cassady decided to try do-it-yourself FMT to treat her ulcerative colitis, using stool from the healthiest person she could find: her husband. The journey is captured in her film, Designer $hit, which explores both the science and potential behind FMT. Learn about why she decided to take a chance on FMT, how it has impacted her life, and where you can see Designer $hit. Learn where you can attend a screening: https://designershit.eventive.org/schedule Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD142 Find Saffron Cassaday and Designer $hit at: Find Amber J Tresca at: Find Mac Cooney (mix, sound design, and theme music) at: These show notes may contain affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, Mal and Tal Enterprises, LLC may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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What do all the new oral drugs available for treating IBD have to do with military service? Being diagnosed with IBD might mean leaving the military for some service members. Part of the reason is that it's not possible to be deployed while receiving a drug that's an injection or an infusion. But when a medication works well and happens to be in pill form: that's a game-changer. Dr Anish Patel, the Medical Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Brooke Army Medical Center gives an update on how IBD is treated in the military, what he sees on the horizon for IBD, and his best advice for every patient living with a chronic illness. Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD141 Find Anish Patel, DO, LTC, FACG, FAGA at:

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What is it like to be a teen living with Crohn's disease? If you're like Josef Miller, you channel the challenges of the diagnosis and management of IBD into action. Josef has written a book about his experiences, entitled "The Purple Rose," and created an initiative called "Positivity Beats IBD," which creates inspirational cards for people living with IBD and other conditions. Learn about Josef's journey with Crohn's, his multicultural background, and how and why he decided to write a book.

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Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD143

These show notes contain affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, Mal and Tal Enterprises, LLC may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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