What It's Like to Have IBD and COVID-19
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04/13/20
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People living with IBD who have suppressed immune systems because of medication are understandably concerned about their risks surrounding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Jamie Horrigan, a medical student and founder of "Sweetened By Nature," lives with Crohn's disease and gastroparesis and was diagnosed with COVID-19. She describes her experiences with symptoms, diagnosis, isolation, and recovery. She also gives some insight on why a common complication of coronaviruses, called a cytokine storm, may be an important factor of COVID-19 for people with IBD.
Concepts discussed on this episode:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: What you should know (UC Davis Health)
- Mount Sinai COVID-19 Plasma Donation
- National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project
- IOIBD Update on COVID19 for Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- The Coronavirus Patients Betrayed by Their Own Immune Systems (Cytokine Storm)
- Coronavirus and IBD Reporting Database
- IBD-AID Diet (Anti-Inflammatory Diet for IBD)
- The Specific Carbohydrate Diet for IBD
Find Jamie Horrigan on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and on her web site Sweetened by Nature.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "About IBD With Amber Tresca" ©Cooney Studio.
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Tips on Getting An Infusion During the Pandemic
April 1, 2020
•20m
We're living through an usual time and people living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have many questions about how the pandemic may affect them. IBD experts agree that it's important to continue receiving medications during this time to avoid a flare-up. That might mean traveling to an infusion center, hospital, or doctor's office for treatment. Julie Kennedy of The Semicolon Girl recounts her experience in receiving her infusion of her Crohn's disease medication in the era of COVID-19, including how the procedure was different, and gives her tips on how to make the process go as smoothly as possible.
- People with IBD are not at a greater risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus
- Having IBD does not mean a person is immunosuppressed
- People who have had a colectomy and who live with an ostomy or a j-pouch are also not considered immunosuppressed
- Experts are advising that people with IBD should stay on their medications
Find Julie Kennedy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on her web site, The Sick Adventures of a Semi Colon Girl. Read her blog post about her infusion, Adventures in Pandemics.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "IBD Dance Party" ©Cooney Studio.
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Tips for Telehealth Appointments During the Pandemic
April 27, 2020
•27m
Telehealth has become part of our new normal as we practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the barriers that prevented us from being able to see our doctors for an appointment via a telephone call or a video call have now been managed. However, it's still a new way to receive healthcare, and both patients and clinicians are adjusting. Learn from Neilanjan Nandi, MD, gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania about what patients can do to be ready for their telehealth appointments and what it's like from the doctor's side of the video conference call.
Concepts discussed on this episode:
- What Is Dyspnea?
- An Overview of Anal or Rectal Abscess
- Anemia and Its Relationship With IBD
- How to Use Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Outbreak and Beyond
For more information on telehealth appointments, see Tips for Telehealth and Managing Your IBD Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic from Tina Aswani Omprakash of Own Your Crohn's.
Find Neilanjan Nandi, MD on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "IBD Dance Party" ©Cooney Studio.
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