🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Guess what? I was a guest on the famous Gastro Girl podcast! What an honor and pleasure to chat with Jacqueline about my journey with #IBD and #ShortBowelSyndrome ⭐️The Ups and Downs ⭐️Resilience ⭐️Diet ⭐️QOL ⭐️And More! #IBDVisibile #SBSVisible Pitt Division of GI, Hepatology & Nutrition

Stelara biosimilars will be launching starting 01/2025! As of yesterday 4 biosimilars is currently approved. This is a summary table of the biosimilars approved. #IBD #GITwitter #biosimilar

🚨#IBD community in the DMV: Join us Oct 19 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation ImproveCareNow™ for a morning of learning & sharing for patients/caregivers & clinicians 🩺#IBDPro: Improving IBD care 🤝#MyIBDLearning: new meds, surgery, trials, optimizing adults, kids, moms’ health.. 🔗Register👇🏽

CC: our guest patient advocate Kelly Dwyer & my co-chair Mark C. Mattar, MD !

What a memorable AGA Advocacy Day! 🏛️ We're thrilled that this year's turnout was our biggest ever with more than 💯 members & patient advocates from 2️⃣8️⃣ states! Thank you, advocates for all you do to improve and protect GI patient care. Recap + photos: ow.ly/TcJc50TBEKC

What a photo! 💜 Such a great event and truly, as patients we are excited and grateful to go. We were welcomed into the space so warmly by the AGA membership, and it is so appreciated!

Withdrawal of IFX in pts with steroid free remission in Crohn's. - about 1/3 will have a relapse by 2 years - factors: <17yo at dx, active smoking, presence of stricture, ↑ CRP, ↑ calprotectin, ↑ CDEIS - retreatment with IFX is successful is almost all patients (22 of 23 pts)

Doctor here: in a world of siloed electronic medical records (and where we are still using the fax machine in the Year of Our Lord 2024) I find it enormously helpful when patients do this Self-advocacy is among the most powerful forces in healthcare

Hot off the press!! 🗞️☺️ Excited to share that I’m the October cover story for the latest edition of Health Monitor Network. Patient advocacy has afforded me with some incredible opportunities and this has been an experience to remember.💜 #IBD #crohns #IBDMom Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Come & join me at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation MyIBDLearning event in Tysons, this Sunday, 10/19! I’ll be part of a panel from 2-2:30 pm discussing partnering with your healthcare team and building strong communication. Register (for free) for a whole day of patient/caregiver education!

Coming soon to a living room near you . . .

A unique Journal of Crohn's and Colitis supplementary edition on "IBD across the ages - a journey together", edited by Seb and Britta Siegmund. Five excellent manuscripts which detail the challenges and approaches at various stages in the life of a patient with IBD ! academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/artic…

Isn’t there a shortage of IV fluids? And yet concierge IV facilities that give expensive pee to people with too money are still operating?

What advice can Crohn's and UC patients expect on ultra processed foods (UPFs) from their #IBD team? Stellar advice from specialist IBD dietitian, Alicia Sandall via @d_ecco_ibd. 🔗 ecco-ibd.eu/publications/e… #Crohns #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis

New on the #blog! Kelly discusses her experience sharing her story during The Digestive Diseases National Coalition Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. Learn about Kelly's experience & why you should consider attending in 2025 here: girlswithguts.org/blog/advocatin…

Sharing my blog on Girls With Guts about a wonderful experience I had advocating on Capitol Hill in March of 2024. Raising our voices is more critical than ever now!

Don’t call (202) 225-4401 and tell him that cuts to Medicaid, SSAC, SNAP, and Medicare will kill people and that it's inhumane and antifamily. Don’t write him at 2232 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515, and tell your story

We are headed back to D.C.! Hundreds of advocates have brought their voices to Capitol Hill, pushing for change. Your relentless efforts continue to make a difference in the fight against #ColorectalCancer. #PrioritizeCRC #StrongArmSelfie #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

Beyond thrilled to be part of the inaugural CME conference *for clinicians and patients* dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by women with IBD! Hope to see you there!

🆕🔥A heavy feeling in #Stomach: #Neural correlates of #Anxiety in #Crohn's Disease‼️ 🎯Resting-state #fMRI reveals distinct anxiety-related #FunctionalConnectivity patterns in CD patients 🎯⬆️Anxiety correlated with⬆️connectivity🔥 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nm… ANMS ESNM.eu