💜 Living with #IBD can feel isolating, but you do not have to do it alone.
Our #IBDSuperHeroes Facebook group is a safe space to connect, share tips & find support from fellow #IBDWarriors who get it!

💜 Living with #IBD can feel isolating, but you do not have to do it alone.
Our #IBDSuperHeroes Facebook group is a safe space to connect, share tips & find support from fellow #IBDWarriors who get it!
Think we are beyond having to explain why we create right?
Flares are exhausting. Perforations are terrifying. Antibiotic side effects are draining and I'm so sick of being prodded with needles.
... But since eliminating soy milk from my diet the effects are a lot less frequent, & their impact on my stoma are greatly reduced. Frustratingly I'm going though a bout of this at the moment. #frustrated #CrohnsDisease #IBD
Been having on & off what looks to be #inflammation in my #LowerLags, #ankles, #feet, #arms, #wrists, #hands, #stoma with #FluidRetention & #tightness + my arms, wrists, hands, lower lags, ankles, feet having a #rash & being really #itchy & my stoma getting nearly fully flat. #CrohnsDisease #IBD ...
🔬 Lab Spotlight: Suzanne Devkota, PhD — director of the Cedars-Sinai Human Microbiome Research Institute! For 15+ years she has studied how diet shapes the gut microbiome and influences IBD. Stay tuned all week to learn more about her lab and team 💙 #IBD #Microbiome #LabSpotlight #CrohnsDisease
Read the latest #SMIMemberPaper by Jan Niess and colleagues in @J_Immunol on how the risk gene Rgs14 is involved in #IBD. Deletion in macrophages changes their ROS production and inducing T cell proliferation. Read more here: academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
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How do gut bacteria cope with both proteolytic stress and phage attack? 🧵👇
Our latest preprint is live!
Ulcerative colitis (UC) creates a distinct gut environment: protease activity rises, the virome shifts, and phages expand.
#Microbiome #Bacteriophages #IBD
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
On #WorldHeartDay, we highlight how systemic inflammation in #IBD can affect the whole body, including cardiovascular wellness.
Taking care of your overall health while managing #Crohns and #Colitis is so important! 💜
🦠⚕️ Understanding vaccine effectiveness in patients with chronic immune-mediated diseases remains important. This study explores COVID-19 infections, vaccination responses, and antibody dynamics in people living with IBD. #COVID19 #IBD
www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13...
Sitting in my studio studying the details of my latest immersive painting Gut Confusion #painting #comtemporaryart #guthealth #judithwalkerartist #ibd
👉 What medicines are used to treat Crohn’s disease?
👉 Which types of drugs may be part of Crohn’s disease management? 👉 Full medical explanation here:
Lompakossa sekin. #IBD
#ChronicIllness fatigue isn't just being tired, it is bone-deep exhaustion caused by systemic inflammation. For those with #IBD, #Crohns, or #Colitis, sleep doesn't always reset the clock!💜
#IBDSuperHeroes #IBDawareness #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis
"Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who used marijuana reported symptom relief, improved daily functioning and reduced opioid analgesic use, survey results showed."
#MedicalMarijuana #MedicalCannabis #Marijuana #Cannabis #IBD #Symptoms #Pain #ChronicPain #PainRelief #Anxiety #Nausea #Opioids
Had an appointment with my #IBD #dietician today. In addition to a #nutrition supplement for #Sperri Control, she also wants me to take a 28mg gentle #iron supplement as my #ferritin levels went down in my last #blood test.