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What is a stoma bag? Louise Thompson opens up about ulcerative colitis

The reality TV star has been flooded with support on social media since opening up about her diagnosis

Evening Standard

Healthy Diet In Infancy May Reduce Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Study

What kids consume before the age of one could potentially determine their susceptibility to future illnesses.

Medical Daily

Inflammatory bowel disease symptoms as conditions may increase risk of stroke, study says

A new study has highlighted the link between IBD, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and an increased risk of stroke in later life.

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Study links inflammatory bowel disease to increased risk of stroke

IBD, which causes chronic inflammation of the intestines, includes Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and unclassified inflammatory bowel disease.

The Independent UK

World IBD Day 2023: What are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?

The long-term conditions affect more than 11 million people worldwide

Evening Standard

Derry woman's stoma stopped "excruciating pain" after life-changing diagnosis aged 10

"Having a stoma took that pain away and give me a quality of life"

Belfast Live

Woman, 24, 'cries in bed all day' as cramps turn out to be life-changing illness

Admin manager Kirsty Heron, 24, from Swinton, has been left in excruciating pain and unable to enjoy some of the finer things in life after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis

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Young woman's sudden cramps led to life-changing diagnosis

Kirsty Heron suddenly felt excruciating cramps - likening the agony to having a mouth ulcer in her stomach - when she was at home one day in 2020.

Daily Record

'Sudden cramps led to life-changing diagnosis - I was using the toilet 20 times a day'

Kirsty Heron's agonising symptoms came out of nowhere

Manchester Evening News

What is microscopic colitis? Charity Guts UK warns of ‘hidden’ bowel condition

The symptoms of MC are often misjudged to be other bowel conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

Evening Standard

Claim PIP for any of these gastrointestinal issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

Some 29,050 people are claiming PIP or ADP for 25 conditions including Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis and IBS.

Daily Record

Ulcerative colitis diagnosis sends Sammie Brown, 23, on mission to make poo less taboo

Sammie Brown, 23, is a self-proclaimed "poo lady" living with a chronic disease that she can't always afford to treat. She's already helped to lower the cost of subsidised medicines, but she hopes her story can be about more than saving money.

ABC News

Grateful Lindsey McCurdy battles back from debilitating bowel disease to begin sixth season on Epson Tour

Lindsey was given a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, a disease of the large intestine. There is no known cure.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UnitedHealthcare coverage denial exposed

A college student's fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims

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The Independent UK

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis ‘may be preventable through healthy lifestyle’

Risk factors include smoking, exercise levels and intact of fruit and vegetables

The Independent UK

Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis ‘may be preventable through healthy lifestyle’

Risk factors include smoking, exercise levels and intact of fruit and vegetables

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: Who is at risk for inflammatory bowel disease?

Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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Purdue’s Nick Zecchino Refused To Be Tackled By Illness

The long snapper credits family and football with helping him focus on goals and achieve his dreams.

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Belfast Live

NI woman opens up on ulcerative colitis diagnosis and urges others not to ignore symptoms

Megan McNeill is urging others to use the online symptom checker if they're concerned

Daily Mirror

Woman 'dreaded leaving the house' after condition left her needing toilet up to 16 times a day

Veterinary surgeon Emma Huntley was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and experienced a range of crippling symptoms. She says having a stoma bag fitted - something she feared - has massively improved her life.

The Independent UK

How the stoma bag I’d been dreading changed my life forever

Emma Huntley, 25, who lives in Carmarthen, Wales, was in agony from ulcerative colitis.

The Independent UK

Woman who got a stoma bag at 25 says it has given her back her life

Emma Huntley was in agony from ulcerative colitis before she got the bag

Benzinga

Recap Of Wednesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review MediWound’s (NASDAQ:MDWD) recently re-submitted Biologics License Application (BLA) for its lead asset NexoBrid for eschar removal (debridement) in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns. MediWound shares traded in a range of $1.6 to $1.76 on a day…

Benzinga

Recap Of Tuesday's Biotech Catalysts - End of The Day Summary

European Commission (EC) has approved AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) lead asset RINVOQ (upadacitinib 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance doses]) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. AbbVie shares traded in a range of $150.33 to $153.56 on a day volume…

Benzinga

Daily Biotech Pulse: EU Approval For AbbVie's Ulcerative Colitis Treatment, Angion Biomedica Evaluates Alternatives, Clinical Hold For Immuron's Bacterial Infection Candidate

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

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