Lyfebulb Live with IBD Ambassador Iraklis Kourtis: Going from Patient to Entrepreneur Kourtis explained that IBD doctors try to tune medication for better outcomes, but intermediary points to connect the loop are missing. He says that there is no actual continuous flow of data.
IBD vs IBS There has been some controversy around the disease categories IBD and IBS, and I wanted to address it with a commentary from someone who has been in these kind of discussions across the life sciences field.
Why IBDLyfe Means So Much to Me My story begins in 2011, when my then 13-year-old son first entered the children’s hospital for complications …
Living with IBD My Diagnosis Story: At the age of 15 I was a scrawny, little girl with terrible stomach pains …
Lyfebulb and Arena Pharmaceuticals A Celebratory Conversation with the Winner of the 2021 Innovation Challenge in IBD At Lyfebulb, we believe …
Lyfebulb Live with IBD Ambassador Grady Stewart: The Key Concepts of Caregiving I ask Grady which was more important to him – independence or support, given his age upon diagnosis. He definitely chose support, stating, “Support was the pathway to independence for me.”
Paint With Me: Finding a Coping Skill for IBD Today I talk about how I found what coping skill worked best for me to manage my IBD and my mental health.
“You Don’t Look Disabled” “Disability is not a bad word. It is not offensive. We should not be afraid of it.”
Disability Makes Me Feel Colorful “Personally, my disability was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. It is difficult. It is painful. It is exhausting.”
Overcoming Medical Trauma with IBD “I remember trying to explain that I wasn’t feeling well and then downplayed it for just being tired because I’m used to doing that.”