For 27 years and counting, Alia Abutalib has been battling IBD. Most recently, she underwent a full proctocolectomy and now lives with a permanent ileostomy (#BarbieButt). Alia speaks openly about her disease, surgery, and having to navigate a lot...
Mina Mawani, President & CEO of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada and Dr. Laura Targownik, Clinician Scientist and Gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Division Director for Gastroenterology at University of Toronto discuss some of...
For some, “gluten-free” may be a choice made easy by recent trends, but for people with Celiac disease it is much more serious than that. Though not IBD, Celiac disease is a serious illness that impacts the gastrointestinal tract similar...
We chat with Peter Habashi, a research coordinator at Mount Sinai Hospital who’s main work is in coordinating the PACE (Promoting Access and Care through Centers of Excellence) IBD Telemedicine Program funded by Crohn’s and Colitis...
2017 Gutsy Walk by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada took place on June 4th where the G&G team interviewed participants and volunteers at the event and discussed their stories and the importance of awareness.
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Say hello to Ali; musician, puppeteer, freaking cool person.
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Chantel and Lisa discuss Chantel’s current experience with her present flare and an organization known as the 100 women who care.
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Chantel and Lisa share websites, organizations, resources, etc. that they trust and value when it comes to information about IBD. The following URLs for IBD organizations were mentioned in this episode: Crohn’s and Colitis USA: ccfa.org Crohn’s...
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Lisa and Chantel share their advice and experiences for navigating relationships with co-workers and healthcare professionals.
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