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About IBD
About IBD
Amber J Tresca

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease) are about more than diarrhea: they affect the whole person. About... more

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Episodes

Amber's 2024 in Books

Amber shares some of the books she read over the previous year including biographies, young adult fiction, bestsellers, and romance.... more

22 Dec 2024 · 24 minutes
"Fine" Dining With Crohn's Disease Featuring Michael Ornelas

What's the difference between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease? We talk about them like they're two distinct sides of a... more

10 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
"3 Kidneys, No Colon" With Dave Piontkowski

For people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the path to pursuing our dreams can look different from that of... more

26 Nov 2024 · 40 minutes
The Hosts of Bowel Moments

Alicia and Robin, co-hosts of the "Bowel Moments" podcast, join Amber for a discussion about podcasting in the IBD community.... more

12 Nov 2024 · 36 minutes
Finding the Balance - Honoring Veteran's Day With Stephanie Gish

Stephanie Gish, host of the Crohn's Fitness Food podcast, gives the details of her journey with Crohn's disease and IGA... more

29 Oct 2024 · 59 minutes
Parenting With IBD (With Alison McGauley)

Amber interviews Alison McGauley, a teacher and author of "Kenzie's Little Tree," a children's book about a girl whose mother... more

15 Oct 2024 · 34 minutes
Choosing Ostomy Surgery With Hannah Martin-Spencer

Is it surprising to learn that some people living with IBD choose to have ostomy surgery? Hannah, a 24-year-old woman,... more

01 Oct 2024 · 58 minutes
Starting College After a Crohn’s Diagnosis

Christina King shares her journey with being diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2021. She was misdiagnosed with gastritis and hemorrhoids,... more

17 Sep 2024 · 41 minutes
IBD and the Patient-Physician Relationship

The relationship between patient and physician in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) is so critical to the... more

13 Aug 2024 · 25 minutes
IBD and Accommodations at Work With Katie Connelly

Amber Tresca and Katie Connelly discuss the challenges and importance of workplace accommodations for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).... more

30 Jul 2024 · 51 minutes
Connecting to Cure Crohn's and Colitis With Stacy Dylan

Amber is joined by Stacy Dylan, co-founder and executive director of Connecting to Cure Crohn's and Colitis (CtoC). CtoC is... more

09 Jul 2024 · 53 minutes
Men's Health and IBD

There tend to be more women than men who share their journey with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, ulcerative... more

25 Jun 2024 · 38 minutes
"Boo Can't Poo!" With Iris Wang, MD

Dr Iris Wang, assistant professor in the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Associate Program Director of the GI... more

04 Jun 2024 · 32 minutes
The GEM Project With Chantel Wicks

What is being done to help prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the next generation? The Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (GEM)... more

14 May 2024 · 42 minutes
The Harms of Copay Accumulators

Did you notice that suddenly one year you started paying more for your healthcare? Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are... more

30 Apr 2024 · 35 minutes
IBD and Somatic Therapy With Abri Bernstein

People with IBD are more likely to live with anxiety, depression, or other mood disorders than people who don't live... more

16 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month With Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley

Diagnosed with attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP), retired Navy veteran Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley shares his remarkable journey of service,... more

26 Mar 2024 · 32 minutes
Making Crohn's Disease Funny With Matt Nagin

We can hold two truths: Crohn’s disease is funny. It is also not funny. I speak with Matt Nagin, who... more

13 Feb 2024 · 36 minutes
Amber's Year in Books 2023

What did you read over the past year? If you made a reading goal: did you hit it? The books... more

30 Jan 2024 · 25 minutes
IBD Connect With Lisa Fournier

A diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, IBD) affects the entire family. When it’s a child that’s... more

16 Jan 2024 · 36 minutes
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and IBD With Stephanie Brenner, LCSW, MSW

My guest is Stephanie Brenner of Chronic Illness Psychotherapy. Stephanie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has experience in... more

19 Dec 2023 · 46 minutes
IBD in the Hispanic Community With Oriana Damas, MD

As an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,... more

05 Dec 2023 · 39 minutes
Positivity Beats IBD With Josef Miller

What is it like to be a teen living with Crohn’s disease? If you’re like Josef Miller, you channel the... more

28 Nov 2023 · 39 minutes
Designer $hit: A Microbiome Love Story With Saffron Cassaday

What options are you wiling to try to manage your ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease? How about putting someone else’s... more

14 Nov 2023 · 27 minutes
Coping With IBD While in Military Service With Dr Anish Patel

What do all the new oral drugs available for treating IBD have to do with military service? Being diagnosed with... more

08 Nov 2023 · 44 minutes
Learning to Accept IBD

Being diagnosed with a chronic condition is a major adjustment. Digestive conditions like IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)... more

24 Oct 2023 · 28 minutes
IBD and Menopause

Menopause is a topic that's not well understood in general and there's even less information when it comes to menopause... more

17 Oct 2023 · 14 minutes
Having a Screening Colonoscopy

Colon cancer is being diagnosed more frequently in younger people. It’s now recommended that most people get a screening colonoscopy... more

26 Sep 2023 · 39 minutes
Managing IBD Diet and Lifestyle With Clemmie Oliver

Diet does matter in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Not only in how it affects the digestive system, but also in... more

12 Sep 2023 · 51 minutes
Where to Invest Money: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities... more

08 Aug 2023 · 21 minutes
We Have to Invest in the Health Wealth of Our Nation With Brooke Abbott: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Healthcare is political. That's why it's important to push legislators to ensure care is available and accessible to all patients,... more

01 Aug 2023 · 43 minutes
I Wanted People to Know That They're Not Alone With Fasika Shimeles Teferra, MD: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities... more

25 Jul 2023 · 29 minutes
I'm Letting You In With Cedric Pulliam, PhD: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities... more

11 Jul 2023 · 40 minutes
I Want Someone Who's Going to Understand Where I'm Coming From With Selvi Vasudevan, MD: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities... more

04 Jul 2023 · 33 minutes
You Have to Genuinely and Authentically Connect With Leaders in This Space With Melodie Narain-Blackwell: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all ethnic and cultural groups. In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities... more

27 Jun 2023 · 35 minutes
These Disparities Have Been Going on for a Very Long Time With Dr Aline Charabaty: Healthcare Disparities in IBD

In this limited series, we'll explore how inequalities in the healthcare system affect people from diverse backgrounds who live with... more

20 Jun 2023 · 41 minutes
Pregnancy and IBD: The PIANO Study With Uma Mahadevan, MD

Pregnancy while living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) feels scary. But thanks to the groundbreaking Pregnancy Inflammatory bowel disease And... more

06 Jun 2023 · 25 minutes
Yoga for IBD With Desiree Schmidt

Desiree Schmidt, a 500-hour yoga instructor and owner of a personal training business, shares her passion for helping people with... more

23 May 2023 · 38 minutes
An Ostomy Is a Beginning With Brad Watson-Davelaar

Brad Watson-Davelaar, founder of Gaming for Guts, shares his experiences in living with Crohn’s disease and how he found support... more

09 May 2023 · 43 minutes
I Pooped My Pants With April Michelle Harris

When is the last time you pooped your pants? Amber speaks with April Michelle Harris, who lives with ulcerative colitis,... more

25 Apr 2023 · 41 minutes
RunPee: The App That Tells You the Best Time to Use the Bathroom During a Movie

Going to a movie can be a frustrating experience for anyone with a digestive or urinary condition. Not only are... more

18 Apr 2023 · 37 minutes
Accommodations for IBD in College With Sari Grossman

What happens when your professional life and your IBD overlap? Sari Grossman is a research scientist, Crohn's disease patient, and... more

28 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
Up and Adam: A Patient's Experience on Winning with IBD

Is it possible for kids to look at their touchpoints with medical care as empowering experiences? Adam Finkelstein, a medical... more

14 Mar 2023 · 29 minutes
Living with IBD: How Caitlin McGinnis, LCSW Supports Mental Health

Caitlin McGinnis, LCSW was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 22 and had her entire colon removed. This... more

28 Feb 2023 · 28 minutes
CDPATH: A Prognostic Tool for Crohn's Disease

Are we getting close to predicting how Crohn's disease might change over time? Dr. Corey Siegel, co-director of the Inflammatory... more

14 Feb 2023 · 26 minutes
The Plant-Based Crohn’s and Colitis Cookbook

For years we were told that diet doesn’t matter in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We know now that diet is... more

31 Jan 2023 · 37 minutes
Pelvic Health With Amanda Olson, DPT, PRPC

Caring for pelvic health is important for people of all genders who live with an inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease... more

24 Jan 2023 · 28 minutes
Amber's Year in Books 2022

What did you read over the past year? If you made a reading goal: did you hit it? The books... more

26 Dec 2022 · 25 minutes
Recovering from Medical Catatonia

For some people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the disease puts roadblocks in the way when it comes... more

13 Dec 2022 · 37 minutes
Understanding Resilience With Mara Shapiro

Does living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis make a person more resilient? And is resilience something that should be... more

21 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
Serving in the Navy With Crohn’s Disease, With Daniel Rausa, DO

When it comes to people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis serving in the military, the usual policy is that... more

08 Nov 2022 · 27 minutes
IBD and Biomarkers: What You Need to Know With Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, PhD

What if we knew which patients would have severe Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis? And which wouldn’t? How about if... more

11 Jul 2022 · 29 minutes
About IBD Podcast Episode 120 - Don’t Google Your Symptoms With CJ Papuro

There aren’t as many men who are vocal in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) space as there are women. Crohn’s... more

27 Jun 2022 · 32 minutes
The Restroom Access Act

Have you ever been out in public and needed a toilet — but there wasn’t one available? This has happened... more

19 Jun 2022 · 30 minutes
Cannabis and IBD

There are significant unmet needs for IBD patients that include pain control, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression. Some patients turn... more

06 Jun 2022 · 48 minutes
How Physical Therapy Can Help People With IBD

When you think of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, you might not think of physical therapy. But physical therapy and... more

23 May 2022 · 37 minutes
How to Be Happy & Healthy With IBD: The Psychosocial Impact of IBD

There are tools available to address the psychosocial impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Learn what’s available to you from... more

16 May 2022 · 34 minutes
How to Be Happy & Healthy With IBD: Reducing the Day-to-Day Burden

Whether in remission or not, the day-to-day of life with IBD can be challenging. Living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative... more

02 May 2022 · 35 minutes
Common Misconceptions About IBD

Myths and misconceptions about IBD are common. Even amongst patients, there’s things that take time and education to understand because... more

18 Apr 2022 · 39 minutes
How to Be Happy & Healthy With IBD: Tips for Navigating Health Insurance

People who live with chronic illness don’t get training on how to deal with health insurance. Yet it is a... more

04 Apr 2022 · 41 minutes
How to Be Happy & Healthy With IBD: Discussing IBD With Family and Friends

People who live with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis don’t want to feel like a burden. They may feel guilty... more

21 Mar 2022 · 42 minutes
Colitis Conversations: Shared Decision-Making

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are complicated. There are choices to make along the treatment journey, which means that patients... more

07 Mar 2022 · 37 minutes
Colitis Conversations: Approaches to Treatment

After being diagnosed with a form of IBD, it can be a real challenge to understand that treatment is ongoing.... more

21 Feb 2022 · 34 minutes
Colitis Conversations: Treating to Target

Setting goals is an important part of managing IBD. But after controlling symptoms: what other goals do patients have? They... more

07 Feb 2022 · 44 minutes
Colitis Conversations: The Impact of Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects our quality of life. What that means, however, is going to be different for each... more

24 Jan 2022 · 45 minutes
Colitis Conversations: Getting an Accurate Diagnosis

Once people understand that symptoms like ongoing diarrhea and bloody stools are not normal, they need a way to overcome... more

10 Jan 2022 · 44 minutes
Every Kid We Take Care of, We Become Part of Their Family

How is IBD different in kids than it is in adults? When should kids be transitioned from pediatric to adult... more

06 Dec 2021 · 18 minutes
What Remission Means to a Teen With Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis) is being diagnosed in young people with greater frequency.... more

21 Nov 2021 · 26 minutes
Living With Ulcerative Colitis as an Air Force Pilot

Did you know that being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease is a disqualifying condition to serve in the... more

07 Nov 2021 · 28 minutes
J-Pouch Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis With Vikram B. Reddy, MD, PhD

Ulcerative colitis surgery is sometimes viewed as the last stop for treatment but it can be a good option to... more

25 Oct 2021 · 33 minutes
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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are complicated. There are choices to make along the treatment journey, which means that patients and their... more