Posttraumatic Stress and IBD: The Research May Surprise You
Managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is both physically and mentally challenging. While much of the current treatment strategies focus on the physical, new research is showing us just how important the psychological aspects of IBD can be. A recent study…
Tips for Providing Care to Older Adults with Digestive Issues
If you're the primary caregiver for an older adult with digestive issues, you know how difficult it can be to navigate. You have to honor their boundaries, while also making sure that their needs are taken care of. Digestive conditions…
Positive Affirmations for Gut Health
As we continue to learn more about the gut-brain axis, it has become increasingly clear that our thoughts can play a role in our gut health. There is an open line of communication between our gut and our brain/nervous system.…
Study Suggests IBD Patients Should Seek Out Holistic, Coordinated, Multi-Disciplinary Care
Oral 7 A Resilience-Based Care Coordination Program Has a Positive and Durable Impact on Health Care Utilization in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Author Insight from Laurie Keefer, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai What’s new here and important for clinicians?…
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,…
3 Tips to Help You Balance Work and IBD
Do you dread going to work because of your IBD? Maybe you are sick of making up excuses for missing work due to a flare. Or perhaps you are worried that if you leave early for one more “dentist appointment”…
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…