Procedures and surgery topics
Colostomy articles covering ostomy surgery, recovery, daily life, complications, and IBD surgical decisions. Procedure context emphasizes surgery, endoscopy, ostomy care, recovery, and follow-up monitoring.
4 articles
A pro athlete’s experience with perianal Crohn’s disease shows how chronic pain and major surgery can disrupt training and life, and offers practical strategies (advocacy, rehab, pacing) that other people with IBD may...
Understanding how patient-derived epithelial cells respond to inflammation could reveal mechanisms of poor mucosal healing in IBD and identify targets or biomarkers to improve repair. Organoid models from patient tissue...
Short-term mental health problems (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders) appear more common after ostomy creation than after nonostomy IBD surgery among biologic-treated adults. Awareness may help patients and...
Perianal Crohn’s can cause severe pain, abscesses, and fistulas that affect daily life and sports. This story shows one person’s path through diagnosis, medical treatment, surgery, and peer support, which may resonate...
