Amber - About IBD
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#UC '89, #jpouch '99. Creating evidence-based #IBD patient education to help you know more about IBD. Find #AboutIBDPodcast in any podcast app.
⚡Katryna, my guest for About IBD Podcast Ep 190, points out how life with #IBD is distracting. After #colectomy with #ileostomy placement, she was more present in her relationships. Get the whole episode (audio, video, transcript) with more wisdom (plus some laughs) on my website: bit.ly/AIBD190
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
⚡Katryna, my guest for About IBD Podcast Ep 190, points out how life with #IBD is distracting. After #colectomy with #ileostomy placement, she was more present in her relationships. Get the whole episode (audio, video, transcript) with more wisdom (plus some laughs) on my website: bit.ly/AIBD190
🍾 #IBD shows up even on our biggest days. In Episode 190 of #AboutIBDPodcast, Katryna Loewen shares how she navigated #UlcerativeColitis, flare-ups, a colectomy, and an ileostomy during major life milestones. Her courage, creativity, and community spirit shine through. Get it here: bit.ly/AIBD190
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🍾 #IBD shows up even on our biggest days. In Episode 190 of #AboutIBDPodcast, Katryna Loewen shares how she navigated #UlcerativeColitis, flare-ups, a colectomy, and an ileostomy during major life milestones. Her courage, creativity, and community spirit shine through. Get it here: bit.ly/AIBD190
See episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast to get more perspective on this topic and how the #gastroparesis and #IBD communities can support one another. In your podcast app, on YouTube, or use my episode homepage for easy access to everything here: bit.ly/AIBD189
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
See episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast to get more perspective on this topic and how the #gastroparesis and #IBD communities can support one another. In your podcast app, on YouTube, or use my episode homepage for easy access to everything here: bit.ly/AIBD189
5. Find Community Support
Support groups, both online and in-person, can help you feel less isolated and give you resources, tips, and a social connection with people who understand your experience.
Support groups, both online and in-person, can help you feel less isolated and give you resources, tips, and a social connection with people who understand your experience.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
5. Find Community Support
Support groups, both online and in-person, can help you feel less isolated and give you resources, tips, and a social connection with people who understand your experience.
Support groups, both online and in-person, can help you feel less isolated and give you resources, tips, and a social connection with people who understand your experience.
4. Don’t Compare to Others
People with gastroparesis or IBD have individual journeys, so comparing symptoms, treatments, or eating plans with others can lead to frustration.
People with gastroparesis or IBD have individual journeys, so comparing symptoms, treatments, or eating plans with others can lead to frustration.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
4. Don’t Compare to Others
People with gastroparesis or IBD have individual journeys, so comparing symptoms, treatments, or eating plans with others can lead to frustration.
People with gastroparesis or IBD have individual journeys, so comparing symptoms, treatments, or eating plans with others can lead to frustration.
3. Prioritize Quality of Life
It’s okay to advocate for symptom management, like treating nausea, even without a diagnosis. Medications, lifestyle support, or nutritional advice can make a big difference in symptoms.
It’s okay to advocate for symptom management, like treating nausea, even without a diagnosis. Medications, lifestyle support, or nutritional advice can make a big difference in symptoms.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
3. Prioritize Quality of Life
It’s okay to advocate for symptom management, like treating nausea, even without a diagnosis. Medications, lifestyle support, or nutritional advice can make a big difference in symptoms.
It’s okay to advocate for symptom management, like treating nausea, even without a diagnosis. Medications, lifestyle support, or nutritional advice can make a big difference in symptoms.
2. Recognizing Overlapping Symptoms
Gastroparesis, other motility disorders, and IBD have similar symptoms. If your symptoms aren’t explained by your diagnosis, talk to your team about other potential causes.
Gastroparesis, other motility disorders, and IBD have similar symptoms. If your symptoms aren’t explained by your diagnosis, talk to your team about other potential causes.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
2. Recognizing Overlapping Symptoms
Gastroparesis, other motility disorders, and IBD have similar symptoms. If your symptoms aren’t explained by your diagnosis, talk to your team about other potential causes.
Gastroparesis, other motility disorders, and IBD have similar symptoms. If your symptoms aren’t explained by your diagnosis, talk to your team about other potential causes.
1. Advocating for Yourself
If you’re not being heard, seek another opinion. You deserve to be taken seriously and to find providers who listens to your concerns.
If you’re not being heard, seek another opinion. You deserve to be taken seriously and to find providers who listens to your concerns.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
1. Advocating for Yourself
If you’re not being heard, seek another opinion. You deserve to be taken seriously and to find providers who listens to your concerns.
If you’re not being heard, seek another opinion. You deserve to be taken seriously and to find providers who listens to your concerns.
🚽 New symptoms are frustrating. Whether it’s brand new or something your team hasn’t diagnosed yet, getting help takes time. But ignoring it risks an emergency. On #AboutIBDPodcast, Samantha Sauer of G-PACT reminds us: keep advocating! 🌟 Ep 189 is out now! bit.ly/AIBD189
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚽 New symptoms are frustrating. Whether it’s brand new or something your team hasn’t diagnosed yet, getting help takes time. But ignoring it risks an emergency. On #AboutIBDPodcast, Samantha Sauer of G-PACT reminds us: keep advocating! 🌟 Ep 189 is out now! bit.ly/AIBD189
🌼 You deserve respect, answers, & proper care. On #AboutIBDPodcast: Samantha Sauer, BCPA of G-PACT, shares why self-advocacy is key for people with digestive conditions. If you're not being heard, keep pushing & seek other opinions. Episode 189 is live now in podcast apps, YouTube, & bit.ly/AIBD189
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🌼 You deserve respect, answers, & proper care. On #AboutIBDPodcast: Samantha Sauer, BCPA of G-PACT, shares why self-advocacy is key for people with digestive conditions. If you're not being heard, keep pushing & seek other opinions. Episode 189 is live now in podcast apps, YouTube, & bit.ly/AIBD189
🍽️ Gastroparesis can cause nausea, fullness, and vomiting. Samantha Sauer, BCPA, president of G-PACT, helps us understand gastroparesis, how it differs from #IBD, and whether it's common to have both. 💕
Episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast is in your podcast app, on YouTube, or at bit.ly/AIBD189.
Episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast is in your podcast app, on YouTube, or at bit.ly/AIBD189.
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🍽️ Gastroparesis can cause nausea, fullness, and vomiting. Samantha Sauer, BCPA, president of G-PACT, helps us understand gastroparesis, how it differs from #IBD, and whether it's common to have both. 💕
Episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast is in your podcast app, on YouTube, or at bit.ly/AIBD189.
Episode 189 of #AboutIBDPodcast is in your podcast app, on YouTube, or at bit.ly/AIBD189.
🪫 Staying active with #IBD is challenging, but it’s possible! Join me on #AboutIBDPodcast as I chat with Sean Lochran, an #ostomy fitness coach who shares practical tips for managing nutrition, hydration, and exercise. 🌿Listen, watch, or read here: bit.ly/AIBD187
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🪫 Staying active with #IBD is challenging, but it’s possible! Join me on #AboutIBDPodcast as I chat with Sean Lochran, an #ostomy fitness coach who shares practical tips for managing nutrition, hydration, and exercise. 🌿Listen, watch, or read here: bit.ly/AIBD187
I’m so excited to be at Mercy University today for the Bridging Autoimmunity: Patient Forum with IMIDeology! Lots of great talks and also innovative solutions coming out of this one of a kind event! #IMIDeology
www.imideology.com/event-detail...
www.imideology.com/event-detail...
September 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m so excited to be at Mercy University today for the Bridging Autoimmunity: Patient Forum with IMIDeology! Lots of great talks and also innovative solutions coming out of this one of a kind event! #IMIDeology
www.imideology.com/event-detail...
www.imideology.com/event-detail...
🫥 #IBD is invisible, so people don't understand. Stories like “The Mouse Who Couldn’t Eat Cheese,” help kids (& grown-ups) feel seen. 📖 Learn more about the book, who inspired it, and author MB Mooney on #AboutIBDPodcast 181! Get it any podcast app, or watch the VIDEO on the YouTube! bit.ly/AIBD181
August 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🫥 #IBD is invisible, so people don't understand. Stories like “The Mouse Who Couldn’t Eat Cheese,” help kids (& grown-ups) feel seen. 📖 Learn more about the book, who inspired it, and author MB Mooney on #AboutIBDPodcast 181! Get it any podcast app, or watch the VIDEO on the YouTube! bit.ly/AIBD181
🧐 Curious about IBD research? On #AboutIBDPodcast, I talk with Propel a Cure president & CEO, Angela Clark. Propel a Cure funds research into causes of Crohn's and updates the community on progress. Listen in any podcast app, see a video on YouTube, or use my website to choose either: bit.ly/AIBD180
August 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🧐 Curious about IBD research? On #AboutIBDPodcast, I talk with Propel a Cure president & CEO, Angela Clark. Propel a Cure funds research into causes of Crohn's and updates the community on progress. Listen in any podcast app, see a video on YouTube, or use my website to choose either: bit.ly/AIBD180
🤩 I have a great podcast for you! I'm a big fan of Lisa Zawrotny and the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, so we worked together to put together an episode of self-care tips that aren't trivial! Get it in your #podcast app or at my website: bit.ly/AJTPods #IBD #MentalHealth #Crohns #colitis #SelfCare
August 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🤩 I have a great podcast for you! I'm a big fan of Lisa Zawrotny and the Positively LivingⓇ Podcast, so we worked together to put together an episode of self-care tips that aren't trivial! Get it in your #podcast app or at my website: bit.ly/AJTPods #IBD #MentalHealth #Crohns #colitis #SelfCare
🎙️ On the latest About IBD Podcast, Dr Navidi of GI Psychology and I dive into the critical link between #mentalhealth and GI disorders like IBD. It's an eye-opening discussion you won’t want to miss! 💡 Get it here: bit.ly/AIBD178
Also, watch the whole video on YouTube!
youtu.be/k9TAupEcRtk
Also, watch the whole video on YouTube!
youtu.be/k9TAupEcRtk
July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🎙️ On the latest About IBD Podcast, Dr Navidi of GI Psychology and I dive into the critical link between #mentalhealth and GI disorders like IBD. It's an eye-opening discussion you won’t want to miss! 💡 Get it here: bit.ly/AIBD178
Also, watch the whole video on YouTube!
youtu.be/k9TAupEcRtk
Also, watch the whole video on YouTube!
youtu.be/k9TAupEcRtk
You can hear our conversation on About IBD in your podcast app (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and all the rest). You can also listen, get all the details, a transcript, and links at: bit.ly/AIBD177
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
You can hear our conversation on About IBD in your podcast app (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and all the rest). You can also listen, get all the details, a transcript, and links at: bit.ly/AIBD177
Tip 5
🥗 Pair Breathwork With Nutrition
Combine breathwork with a focus on diet. Consider working with a practitioner to get specific advice.
🥗 Pair Breathwork With Nutrition
Combine breathwork with a focus on diet. Consider working with a practitioner to get specific advice.
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tip 5
🥗 Pair Breathwork With Nutrition
Combine breathwork with a focus on diet. Consider working with a practitioner to get specific advice.
🥗 Pair Breathwork With Nutrition
Combine breathwork with a focus on diet. Consider working with a practitioner to get specific advice.
Tip 4
📅 Frequency Matters
Begin with breathwork sessions every 3-4 weeks. As you learn techniques, practice short sessions at home daily!
📅 Frequency Matters
Begin with breathwork sessions every 3-4 weeks. As you learn techniques, practice short sessions at home daily!
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tip 4
📅 Frequency Matters
Begin with breathwork sessions every 3-4 weeks. As you learn techniques, practice short sessions at home daily!
📅 Frequency Matters
Begin with breathwork sessions every 3-4 weeks. As you learn techniques, practice short sessions at home daily!
Tip 3
🌿 Listen to Your Body
Pay attention to how you feel after breathwork. Emotional releases are normal, so allow yourself time to process.
🌿 Listen to Your Body
Pay attention to how you feel after breathwork. Emotional releases are normal, so allow yourself time to process.
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tip 3
🌿 Listen to Your Body
Pay attention to how you feel after breathwork. Emotional releases are normal, so allow yourself time to process.
🌿 Listen to Your Body
Pay attention to how you feel after breathwork. Emotional releases are normal, so allow yourself time to process.
Tip 2
🫱🏼🫲🏽 Find the Right Facilitator
Choose a breathwork facilitator who creates a safe space. Trust your instincts—if it doesn’t feel right, keep looking.
🫱🏼🫲🏽 Find the Right Facilitator
Choose a breathwork facilitator who creates a safe space. Trust your instincts—if it doesn’t feel right, keep looking.
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tip 2
🫱🏼🫲🏽 Find the Right Facilitator
Choose a breathwork facilitator who creates a safe space. Trust your instincts—if it doesn’t feel right, keep looking.
🫱🏼🫲🏽 Find the Right Facilitator
Choose a breathwork facilitator who creates a safe space. Trust your instincts—if it doesn’t feel right, keep looking.
Tip 1
🧘🏼 Start Simple
Try box breathing: Inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. Repeat to calm your
mind and body.
🧘🏼 Start Simple
Try box breathing: Inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. Repeat to calm your
mind and body.
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tip 1
🧘🏼 Start Simple
Try box breathing: Inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. Repeat to calm your
mind and body.
🧘🏼 Start Simple
Try box breathing: Inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. Repeat to calm your
mind and body.
🫁 How do you get started with breathwork? I was wondering too! That's why I welcomed Elizabeth Coldrick of Wildly Brave Wellness to Episode 177 of About IBD. We talked about her life in Bali, living with an ostomy, and -- breathwork! Here are 5 tips from our conversation.
July 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🫁 How do you get started with breathwork? I was wondering too! That's why I welcomed Elizabeth Coldrick of Wildly Brave Wellness to Episode 177 of About IBD. We talked about her life in Bali, living with an ostomy, and -- breathwork! Here are 5 tips from our conversation.
🌟 Breathwork isn’t only about breathing. It's also a journey into emotional release, making space for clarity. I was thrilled to welcome breathwork facilitator Elizabeth Coldrick of Wildly Brave Wellness to Ep 177 of About IBD Podcast! Hear our talk in your podcast app or get it here: bit.ly/AIBD177
June 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌟 Breathwork isn’t only about breathing. It's also a journey into emotional release, making space for clarity. I was thrilled to welcome breathwork facilitator Elizabeth Coldrick of Wildly Brave Wellness to Ep 177 of About IBD Podcast! Hear our talk in your podcast app or get it here: bit.ly/AIBD177