Posts by: Wendy Henderson

Wendy Henderson

Wendy is a proven blogger and social media manager who has helped to build online communities for businesses and organizations. She currently heads the website’s social outreach online through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

July 17, 2017

6 of the Best Apps for Chronic Illness Management

Managing a chronic illness can be difficult. There are many different medications to take (often at different times), appointments to remember, symptoms to keep track of, and lots of information to ... Read more

July 10, 2017

Vlogger Shares Her Top 5 Ostomy Bag Products

In this video from Team Rebecca, the ulcerative colitis vlogger talks about how she’s adjusting to her recent ostomy surgery and shares some of the products she’s found useful during ... Read more

July 6, 2017

Explaining Chronic Illness: An Alternative to the Spoon Theory

If you are active on social media and have a chronic illness, you’ve probably come across the term “spoonie.” The word comes from a woman’s explanation of how she has to manage ... Read more

June 15, 2017

Understanding the Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This video from Mechanisms in Medicine shares that there are around three million people in the U.S. living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Out of those three million, only around a third are ... Read more

June 15, 2017

5 Medications Used to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Medications for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have three main aims: to prevent symptoms, ease symptoms, and improve the quality of life for those living with the disease. ... Read more

June 12, 2017

Living With IBD: Improving Life With NG Tubes

In this video from LetsTalkIBD, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) sufferer Maggie Baldwin talks about NG (nasogastric) tubes and how patients living with them can make life easier. MORE: 10 interesting facts and stats ... Read more

June 8, 2017

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journey

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

June 8, 2017

Introducing Our Fantastic ‘IBD News Today’ Columnists

Here at IBD News Today, we try to bring all the latest research and treatment news to our readers, but we also try to highlight what life is like for ... Read more