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
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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

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

EU Approves More Convenient Formulation of Remsima

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The European Commission has approved an under-the-skin injectable formulation of Remsima (infliximab) to treat patients with the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — ulcerative colitis and ... Read more

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Flavonoids Found in Corn Reduce Bowel Inflammation in IBD Mouse Model

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Scientists have discovered that certain flavonoids — natural compounds in fruits and vegetables that are known for their health benefits — found in corn plants have strong anti-inflammatory properties that ... Read more

July 23, 2020July 21, 2020

The IBD Carnival: Symptoms, Side Effects, and Complications

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

Receiving an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis was like free admission to a carnival I could never leave. I know what to expect when I get on the familiar rides, ... Read more

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Poor Oral Health May Worsen IBD Symptoms, Study Finds

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Inflammatory conditions linked to poor oral health, such as severe gum infections, may worsen inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by increasing the number of bacteria and immune cells causing gut inflammation, ... Read more

July 16, 2020July 14, 2020

Live or Let Die: My Thoughts on Advance Care Planning

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

With my dark sense of humor, I was obsessed with death long before being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis and Crohn’s disease. I don’t understand why death is so taboo ... Read more

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

Hulio, Humira Biosimilar, Gets FDA Nod for Crohn’s, UC, But Not Available Until 2023

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hulio, a biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab), for the treatment of adults with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis — both forms of inflammatory bowel disease. ... Read more

July 9, 2020July 7, 2020

Testing — 1, 2, 3

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

After a weeklong delay, I had my liver biopsy yesterday. Today, I’m under doctor’s orders to be lazy. I’ll be spending the next few days not lifting more than 10 ... Read more

July 2, 2020June 30, 2020

IBD, PSC, and Me: The Mystery of the Ornery Body

Columns, Intestinal Fortitude - a Column by Emmeline Olson

For the last two weeks, I’ve invited my readers to join me on a quest to unlock the medical puzzle that is my body. I feel like Indiana Jones in ... Read more

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Celiac Diagnosis Linked to Ten-fold Increased Risk of IBD, Study Finds

IBD News, News

People who have been previously diagnosed with either celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of being diagnosed with the other illness, according to new research. ... Read more