Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.
Living with a chronic disease is difficult and most patients will need to make significant lifestyle changes to manage their symptoms and keep flares under control. There are many ... Read more
This United European Gastroenterology video is all about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). MORE: Fatigue and pain are the most challenging symptoms for IBD patients. A person’s IBD journey can often start ... Read more
This illustrated video from Michael Davis shares a little more information about Crohn’s disease. Davis explains that there’s no known cause for Crohn’s disease but scientists think that an overreaction by ... Read more
Life is tough for people with a chronic illness, but through the pain and the fatigue and all the other symptoms and side effects, they show an extraordinary passion for ... Read more
Most of us have probably been reminded to take our vitamins, or pushed to eat something because it’s “full of vitamins”—and it’s true, getting vitamins is incredibly important. Especially during the ... Read more
Feeding tubes are a necessary evil for many people with chronic illnesses such as scleroderma or inflammatory bowel disease. It can take patients a while to feel comfortable in public and begin to ... Read more
What’s your nighttime routine like? In this humorous video from Gifted Lift, Lauren gives us a sneak peek into her nighttime routine as a person with a chronic illness. Read our seven tips ... Read more
If you suffer from a chronic illness, then it’s highly likely that you’ll experience fatigue from time to time. Fatigue is different than just feeling tired, and generally it’s not ... Read more
The exact causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are difficult to prove, but there are some recognized risk factors which we’ve listed below based on information from health.com: 1. Geography People who ... Read more
In this Shape article, marathoner Ali Feller discusses how her Crohn’s disease became so bad she had to give up the thing she loved doing most in the world: running. Find out what ... Read more
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