Kelly Owens: Vagus Nerve Girl
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06/14/21
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What is the next innovation in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Is it the microbiome? Stem cells? Or, is it the emerging field of bioelectric medicine?
IBD is a complicated disease to treat and can bring complications and other, related conditions. The problem is the immune-mediated nature of the disease and how it affects the entire body. For Kelly Owens, who lives with Crohn's disease, bioelectric medicine has bumped her into remission and changed her life in several ways. Today she goes by "Vagus Nerve Girl" because she had a device implanted in her chest that stimulates her vagus nerve. For her, this treatment has been a resounding success.
Episode page and transcript can be found at: https://aboutibd.com/?p=1984
Concepts discussed in this episode:
- TED Talk: How electricity could replace your medications - Neurosurgeon Kevin Tracey
- Osteoporosis
- Discovery and Functions of Acetylcholine
- Anatomy of the Vagus Nerve
- What Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)?
Find Kelly Owens on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and on her blog, Vagus Nerve Girl.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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May 31, 2021
•31m
Motherhood comes in all shapes and sizes. The intersection of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and motherhood is often left out of the discussion and single motherhood and IBD is pretty much ignored altogether. That's why I asked my close friend and co-founder of IBDMoms, Brooke Abbott of The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles, to tell me about her challenges and her successes living with IBD, a j-pouch, and being a single mom of a young son.
Concepts discussed in this episode:
- What Are the Five Love Languages?
- An Overview of Asacol (Oral Mesalamine)
- How Does Implicit Bias Influence Behavior?
- Black Women Suffer Most From Restrictive Reproduction Policies, Study Shows
- Racial Disparities in Maternal Health May Be at a Pivot Point
- How Prince Shook Up the Music Industry
- Motherhood Unplugged on Lights, Camera, Crohn's
Complete show notes and transcript found at https://aboutibd.com/?p=1965.
Find Brooke Abbott on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and on her blog, The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles.
Find IBDMoms on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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Fatherhood and IBD With Jordan McConnell
June 20, 2021
•39m
The patient advocacy space is lacking the voices of men and especially men of color. The result is that the IBD community is not diverse enough to provide the kind of support that they need.
Jordan McConnell, the founder of Crohn's Veteran, is looking to change the dynamics of the online IBD space. Jordan served in the military and was eventually discharged due to his Crohn's disease. It was a shock and changed his career plans unexpectedly. His disease journey showed him that he needed to be the change and he developed his podcast and his brand to support men and the larger IBD community.
Concepts discussed in this episode:
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
- Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)
- How to Prepare Yourself for Ileostomy Surgery
- Parts of the Small Intestine
Find Jordan McConnell on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Find Crohn's Veteran on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, Twitch, and on their web site, Crohn's Veteran.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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