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Healthcare for those with IBD in the LGBTQIA+ community looks a bit different.🏥

IBD often affects young adults, many of whom are just beginning to become comfortable in their sexuality and gender identity. This can be especially hard for LGBTQIA+ folks, who have already had to work through stigma and discrimination, and then have the additional burden of a new diagnosis of IBD. The LGBTQIA+ community is a big, diverse group of people and each person is unique.🏳️‍🌈

Click the link in my bio to learn more about:
🌈An IBD clinic launching this Fall specifically geared for LGBTQIA+ patients 
🌈Living with the stigma of both IBD & LGBTQIA+
🌈The impact of IBD on sexual function
🌈Overcoming the fear of judgement and finding a care team you can openly communicate with
🌈Tips for seeking out LGBTQIA+ affirming healthcare providers
🌈Additional IBD screenings for the LGBTQIA+ community
🌈Juggling love and parenthood...and much more.

Special thanks to Dr. Justin Field, @bssl, and @ccspringhetti for their transparency, honesty, and incredible insight that made this story possible. 💜
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It’s safe to say every prep for a colonoscopy is a s*#$ show. The show just looks a bit different each time. 

I just completed another annual colonoscopy, and the process still keeps me on my toes, even after more than 17 years of living with Crohn’s disease. 

As those of us with IBD know, it’s so much more than the prep.
🥺It’s the anxiety of wondering if our disease is active. 
🫣It’s the worry about whether our IBD is going to act up and be triggered by the ungodly amount of laxative we are ingesting in one sitting. 
😑It’s the fear of going through more trauma getting an IV and dealing with nurses and a care team we are unfamiliar with. 
😔It’s resenting the fact that you’re a young person needing a colonoscopy…and the list goes on.

This week on Lights, Camera, Crohn's I share my advice for advocating for yourself throughout the process, how I managed this time around, and my latest tips for getting through it. I hope you learn a thing or two so your next scope goes smoother. 💜 Click the link in my bio for the full article!
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Think back to what you felt like when you were told you needed medication to treat your IBD.

We all experience a wide range of emotions, pushback, and fears. But, managing IBD with medication is often necessary.

This week on Lights, Camera, Crohn’s we hear from well-respected registered IBD dietitian and ulcerative colitis patient extraordinaire, Stacey Collins (@staceynellc_rd), about how she breeches this subject with patients and caregivers and how she utilizes her own patient journey to help empathize with those who are struggling to take the plunge.

“If someone wants to work with me on their nutrition “instead of medication,” I try to understand where the person is coming from. Usually, it’s from a place of fear, or uncertainty, and I really affirm that experience and hold space with them. Medications, side effects, accessibility, and adherence…it can all be so…heavy. There’s plenty of room to hold those two truths: meds are hard. And they’re often necessary.”

Click the link in my bio to read the full article.🙌🏻
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