How Chronic GI Symptoms Can Mask a Rare Disease Like Acute Hepatic Porphyria
This year, Porphyria Awareness Week is April 10-17! In order to help educate about this condition, we were thrilled to have two very special guests on the Gastro Girl Podcast to focus on acute hepatic porphyria (AHP). Dr. Angelika Erwin,…
The Emotional Impact of IBD: Doctor and Patient Perspectives
If you have inflammatory bowel disease, most of your treatment has likely been focused on caring for your body. But what about caring for your mind? According to Dawn B. Borromeo Beaulieu, MD, a gastroenterologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center,…
Exercise and IBD: What You Should Know
If you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), you are likely willing to think outside the box to help manage your condition. According to David A. Schwartz, MD, Gastroenterologist and Director of…
How IBD Can Affect Your Sex Life: Expert Insight from a Gastroenterologist
Does talking about sexual health make you uncomfortable? For many women, discussions about sexual health start and end with 8th grade health class. This can make it very challenging to talk to your doctor about sexual health when the time…
Menopause and IBD: What a Gastroenterologist Wants You to Know
Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) isn’t easy. You are likely putting a lot of effort into getting into or staying in remission and don’t want anything to set you back. If you are currently in remission, you may be…
What Women with IBD Need to Know About Contraception
In a previous post, we discussed how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can affect your periods. We take this conversation a step further and discuss what women with IBD need to know when choosing contraception. We’ve enlisted the help of Sara…
Is Your IBD Messing with Your Periods? A Gastroenterologist Says YES
If you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), talking about topics that other people may find embarrassing has probably become quite natural for you. It may have been a challenge at first, but giving your doctor detailed accounts of your bowel…
4 Tips for Talking to Your Doctor About Your IBD
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), your head is likely spinning. You’re being bombarded with new information, new terms, and you’re being asked to make decisions about your IBD care. The best way to approach managing…
4 Ways to Support Someone Living with IBD
Having a friend, family, member or significant other with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can make you feel helpless. You want to do everything you can to support them, but you just don’t know how. Here are four ways to be…