Learning to Accept IBD

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10/24/23

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Being diagnosed with a chronic condition is a major adjustment. Digestive conditions like IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) wind up affecting every part of our lives. Learning to accept the ways in which the disease affects life can be helpful. But it's important to make the distinction between acceptance and complacency. Maalvika Bhuvansunder, a young adult patient living with Crohn's disease, uses her experiences to help bring the concept of acceptance into focus for other people who are living with a chronic condition. Concepts discussed on this episode:

What Is a Bowel Obstruction?: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-a-bowel-obstruction-1943010
Bowel Obstruction Surgery: Everything You Need to Know: https://www.verywellhealth.com/surgery-for-a-bowel-obstruction-796815
6 Types of Colectomy Surgery: https://www.verywellhealth.com/types-of-colectomy-surgery-1943059
Parasites - Amebiasis - Entamoeba histolytica Infection: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/amebiasis/general-info.html
Gargallo-Puyuelo CJ, Alfambra E, García-Erce JA, Gomollon F. Iron Treatment May Be Difficult in Inflammatory Diseases: Inflammatory Bowel Disease as a Paradigm. Nutrients. 2018;10(12):1959. Published 2018 Dec 11. doi:10.3390/nu10121959 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6316243/

Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD1 40 Find Maalvika Bhuvansunder at:

Adventure and Travel with Chronic Illness: https://youtu.be/yw1KNhSyVLg
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/maalvika-bhuvansunder
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maalvika_bhuvansunder
Web: https://www.ccyanetwork.org/fellow-projects

Find Amber J Tresca:

Verywell: https://www.verywell.com/ibd-crohns-colitis-4014703
Blog: http://aboutibd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboutIBD/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutIBD
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/about_IBD/

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Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney: https://www.facebook.com/maccooneycomposer
"IBD Dance Party" Single: https://maccooney.bandcamp.com/track/ibd-dance-party-single
©Cooney Studio: http://cooneystudio.com/

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Previous Episode

IBD and Menopause

October 17, 2023

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14m

Menopause is a topic that's not well understood in general and there's even less information when it comes to menopause and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). October is World menopause Awareness Month. World Menopause Day is on October 18 every year. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of menopause and the support options available for improving health and well being. Learn more about how IBD may affect perimenopause and menopause, as well as the reverse. Concepts discussed on this episode:

World Menopause Day: https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day/
The North American Menopause Society: https://www.menopause.org/home
Menopause and IBD: What a Gastroenterologist Wants You to Know: https://gastrogirl.com/menopause-and-ibd/
Living Well with IBD: Women's Health and IBD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWcQsiQDvKk
Can You Treat Menopause Symptoms With Over-the-Counter Medications: https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/menopause/over-the-counter-relief-options
Maya Minding Menopause: A 4-Part Series: https://mayafellernutrition.com/maya-minding-menopause/

Find Amber J Tresca at:

AboutIBD.com: About IBD
Verywell: Verywell Health
Facebook: @aboutIBD
Twitter: @aboutIBD
Pinterest: @aboutibd
Instagram: @about_IBD

Find Mac Cooney (mix, sound design, and theme music) at:

Facebook: @maccooneycomposer
Instagram: @maccooneycomposer
Web: Cooney Studio
LinkedIn: @macooney
Theme music, IBD Dance Party, is from ©Cooney Studio.

Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD139

Sources:

1. Rolston VS, Boroujerdi L, Long MD, et al. The influence of hormonal fluctuation on inflammatory bowel disease symptom severity—a cross-sectional cohort study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018;24:387–393. doi:10.1093/ibd/izx004

2. Lichtarowicz A, Norman C, Calcraft B, Morris JS, Rhodes J, Mayberry J. A study of the menopause, smoking, and contraception in women with Crohn's disease. Quarterly Journal of Medicine. 1989;72:623–631.

3. Kane SV, Reddy D. Hormonal replacement therapy after menopause is protective of disease activity in women with inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:1193–1196. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01700.x

4. "The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society" Advisory Panel. The 2022 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2022;29(7):767-794. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000002028

5. Lungaro L, Costanzini A, Manza F, et al. Impact of Female Gender in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Narrative Review. J Pers Med. 2023;13(2):165. Published 2023 Jan 17. doi:10.3390/jpm13020165

6. Lewandowski K, Kaniewska M, Więcek M, et al. Risk Factors for Osteoporosis among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Do We Already Know Everything?. Nutrients. 2023;15(5):1151. Published 2023 Feb 24. doi:10.3390/nu15051151

7. Schüle S, Rossel JB, Frey D, et al. Widely differing screening and treatment practice for osteoporosis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in the Swiss IBD cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017;96(22):e6788. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000006788

8. Hidalgo DF, Boonpheng B, Phemister J, Hidalgo J, Young M. Inflammatory bowel disease and risk of osteoporotic fractures: A meta-analysis. Cureus. 2019;11:e5810. doi:10.7759/cureus.5810

9. Palomba S, Manguso F, Orio F Jr, et al. Effectiveness of risedronate in osteoporotic postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective, parallel, open-label, two-year extension study. Menopause. 2008;15(4 Pt 1):730-736. doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e318159f190

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Coping With IBD While in Military Service With Dr Anish Patel

November 8, 2023

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44m

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:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anish.patel.31392/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089635157883
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anishpa81/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FocusGI2022
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishpa-armyibd/
Web: https://www.focusgi.org/

Resources:

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Veterans with IBD: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/veterans
Facebook Support Group for Veterans with IBD: https://www.facebook.com/groups/525843515658644
VA Podcast Network: https://news.va.gov/va-podcast-network/
My HealtheVet: https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/home
Veterans Crisis Line: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

Research:

Fragmented care and IBD: Outcomes in U.S. veterans: https://ihpi.umich.edu/news/fragmented-care-and-ibd-outcomes-us-veterans
Irritable Bowel Syndrome in U.S. Veterans: https://www.verywellhealth.com/ibs-in-veterans-1944720
Kent KG. Prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in US Military Veterans under outpatient care at the Veterans Health Administration. SAGE Open Med. 2021;9:20503121211049112. doi:10.1177/20503121211049112 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34646564/
Bookwalter DB, Roenfeldt KA, LeardMann CA, Kong SY, Riddle MS, Rull RP. Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of selected autoimmune diseases among US military personnel. BMC Psychiatry. 2020;20(1):23. doi:10.1186/s12888-020-2432-9 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31941473/

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