March 4, 2021August 24, 2022
Shouting From My Laptop: Using My Voice in the IBD and Rare Disease Communities
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
When I returned to teaching full time after my liver transplant, I quickly discovered that the job caused me more ... Read more
February 25, 2021February 23, 2021
Surviving Texas’ ‘SNOVID-21’ With Crohn’s and Other Medical Needs
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
After the toilet paper and hand sanitizer hoarding of 2020, I thought I was equipped for anything. By luck and ... Read more
February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Yuflyma, Biosimilar to Humira, Approved in EU for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
IBD News, News
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization to Celltrion Healthcare‘s Yuflyma (CT-P17), a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab). The marketing ... Read more
February 18, 2021February 16, 2021
Venturing Back Into the COVID-19 World After a Year of Self-quarantine
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
After my second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last Friday, I expected days of flu-like symptoms. Luckily, I only ... Read more
February 11, 2021February 9, 2021
How Learning to Love Myself Helped Me Fight Crohn’s
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
Valentine’s Day is in a few days. I told my husband, Patrick, that I wanted to spend the entire day ... Read more
February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Phage Therapy BX002 Shows Promise in First-in-human Trial
News
BX002, an oral phage therapy BiomX is developing for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), showed a good safety profile, as well ... Read more
February 4, 2021February 3, 2021
Sizing Myself Up: A Short Story for IBD Patients
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
After almost 15 years, I continue to learn something new about my Crohn’s disease. The other day, I read a ... Read more
February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
Bacterial, Fungal Profiles Predict Infliximab Response, Study Reveals
Crohn's Disease, IBD News, News, Ulcerative colitis
Bacterial and fungal profiles found in fecal samples from people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were able to predict the ... Read more
January 28, 2021January 25, 2021
My COVID-19 Vaccine Experience, Part 2: One Down, One to Go
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
Last in a series. Read part one. In last week’s column, my hope of getting a COVID-19 vaccine was slowly ... Read more
January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Canada Approves At-home Entyvio Injection for Crohn’s
Crohn's Disease, News
Health Canada has approved a self-injectable subcutaneous (under-the-skin) form of Entyvio (vedolizumab) as an at-home maintenance therapy for adults with ... Read more
January 21, 2021January 19, 2021
My COVID-19 Vaccine Experience, Part 1: Expectations and Frustrations
Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson
First in a series. On Dec. 11, after I had spent more than 80% of 2020 at home, the door ... Read more
January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Risankizumab for 12 Weeks Leads to Remission in Crohn’s Trials
Crohn's Disease, News
Treatment with risankizumab for 12 weeks (three months) induced both clinical and endoscopic remission in people with Crohn’s disease, a ... Read more

September 10, 2020September 8, 2020

Sepsis Awareness Takes T.I.M.E.

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Since 2011, the Sepsis Alliance has recognized September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis occurs when an existing infection triggers an extreme chemical response in the body. When this happens, the ... Read more

September 3, 2020September 1, 2020

Looking for ‘Dr. Right’ Following a Medical Breakup

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Breakups aren’t easy, and I’m often on the receiving end. Getting dumped in a romantic relationship can be child’s play compared with ending a relationship with a doctor, especially when ... Read more

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Boosting Tuft Cells Can Reverse Intestinal Inflammation in Mouse Model of Crohn’s

Crohn's Disease, News

Specialized cells of the intestine’s outer lining, called tuft cells, reduced chronic intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn’s disease when activated by the body’s own gut bacteria, according to ... Read more

August 27, 2020August 21, 2020

Understanding My Colonoscopy From the Inside Out

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Last week, I had my annual colonoscopy. With all the safety precautions in place because of COVID-19, this year’s procedure was different. First of all, my husband had to drop ... Read more

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

1st Healthy Volunteer Dosed in Phase 1 Trial of Potential IBD Treatment IMU-856

News

The first healthy volunteer has been dosed in an Australian Phase 1 clinical trial investigating IMU-856, a potential novel treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to the therapy’s developer Immunic ... Read more

August 20, 2020August 17, 2020

Applying for Disability Insurance With IBD

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

In a previous column, I discussed how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects invisible disabilities, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and IBD-related disorders and conditions. Under the ADA, employees ... Read more

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

Budesonide Once-daily Pill Now Available in US for Crohn’s Disease

Crohn's Disease, News

Ferring Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of Ortikos (budesonide), the first and only once-daily pill treatment for people, 8 and older, with mild to moderate Crohn’s disease, in the U.S. ... Read more

August 13, 2020August 10, 2020

The Case of the Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

I’m going on four months with elevated liver enzymes. My aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase fluctuate between normal to above normal. My alkaline phosphatase steadily remains triple to quadruple the ... Read more

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

Faster DNA Damage in IBD Underlies Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Suggests

Colon Cancer, IBD News, News

A high rate of DNA damage in colon cells underlies the increased risk for colorectal cancer associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a recent study. The study, “Somatic ... Read more

August 6, 2020August 3, 2020

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Putting the IBD in Invisible Disability

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Last week, I wrote about working from home. Not all occupations adapt to telecommuting. Some employers can’t, or won’t, allow employees to work from home. How can inflammatory bowel disease ... Read more