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The Bottom Line IBD

@bottomlineibd.bsky.social

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Promoting patient education in #IBD (Crohn's & UC). I help patients tell their stories. In the real world I'm Rachel, an IBD patient advocate. Also at ibdwomen.bsky.social. Based in 🇬🇧.

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A stellar episode on understanding IBS in #IBD awaits your ears later this week! Here's a snippet of our expert guest, Professor Peter Irving emphasising why Crohn's/UC patients need to be believed when discussing their gut symptoms. Patient centricity in action! open.spotify.com/show/0GgADPx...

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

The highlight of May for me each year is the blooming of my favourite rose, Ebb Tide. Though purple is usually my least chosen colour in flowers, this one is a gorgeous smoky shade of it. And the smell is just sublime... 😍

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year to you all! 🎉🥂 The terrible weather has given me a free pass to sit here with a glass of wine and a bag of prawn crackers! 🙃 New resolutions can kick in tomorrow... 😁 Hope you all have a great year ahead! 🧡

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

#CrohnsAndColitisAwarenessWeek Day 2 Rumination in #IBD - I've got a lot to say about this one! But what is rumination... and importantly, what can we do about it as Crohn's and UC patients? I made this graphic earlier, I hope it will help if you can relate too... 🥂 #IBDSky #GastroSky

A graphic about rumination in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hello IBDers - I put together this table of Crohn's and UC medication, according to whether you take the drug orally, by injection or by infusion. May be useful if you have a preference for how you receive your #IBD meds. Based on UK prescribing only. #IBDsky ##GastroSky #GISky

Table showing IBD drugs per administration route (UK only)

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The Bottom Line IBD @bottomlineibd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Which drugs should and shouldn't be used in the medical management of Crohn's disease, according to patient characteristics? Here's an at-a-glance guide from ECCO's guidelines published earlier this year. #IBD #Crohns #CrohnsDisease

Official guide to which drug should and should not be used in the medical management of Crohn's disease, according to ECCO's guidelines of summer 2024.

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