The Snuggles Are the Thing
About IBD
09/13/21
•35m
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How do your pets help you with your IBD? I speak to Meredith Mangold, "The Bowel Battling Badass," about the role her dogs have played in her life. She became seriously ill with ulcerative colitis, which progressed into a rare complication called toxic megacolon. As her journey with IBD progressed, she eventually needed colectomy surgery, and has since been diagnosed with other immune-mediated conditions. Her two dogs, however, have become a big part of her advocacy work and they help her manage the pain and loneliness that come with chronic illness.
Concepts discussed on this episode:
- Toxic megacolon
- CT Scan
- Ileus
- Extra-intestinal Manifestations of IBD
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
Find Meredith Mangold of The Bowel Battling Badass at Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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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Making a Plan for Back to School With Dr Brad Jerson
August 8, 2021
•38m
The back to school period is already a time of so much change but once again in this pandemic, parents and school systems are also facing difficult choices. The experiences of families during the pandemic has been diverse, which means that individual needs need to be addressed. But how do we manage that? Dr Brad Jerson Pediatric Psychologist in the Division of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Connecticut Children's, puts some framing around these issues and how we might approach them. Topics discussed include making the decision to go back to school in the building, 504 plans for kids with digestive conditions, and helping kids to transition to school in a difficult atmosphere.
Concepts discussed on this episode:
- 8 Tips to Help Kids With Special Needs Adjust to a New School Year
- What to Do When Your Child or Teen Doesn't Want to Go Back to School
- What Should Parents Know About the Delta Variant, Kids and Back to School?
- How to Check On Your Child's Mental Health
Find Dr Brad Jerson on Twitter and at Connecticut Children's.
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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Every Mom Matters: The MELODY Trial
September 27, 2021
•21m
What should people who live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) eat? What diet plans are available? Barbara Olendzki, the Director of the Center for Applied Nutrition and an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, helped developed the inflammatory bowel disease anti-inflammatory diet (IBD-AID). The IBD-AID is currently being studied in pregnant people in the MELODY Trial. Barbara gives the lowdown on the IBD-AID, the MELODY Trial, and how and why she got started in the nutrition field.
Concepts discussed on this episode include:
- The MECONIUM Study (Exploring MEChanisms Of disease traNsmission In Utero through the Microbiome
- The MELODY Trial
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet for IBD (IBD-AID)
Find the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Center for Applied Nutrition 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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