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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁

@crohnoid.bsky.social
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Medical detective! My book - “Wrestling The Octopus” is not about octopus wrestling. Free download from - www.wrestlingtheoctopus.com Long term relationship with IBD - Crohn’s, PVT, BAM & other annoyances but there are always guitars to cheer me up

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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#Farage whinging on #bbclaurak that he was “debanked”! Has he not heard of “reputational damage”? Why would any reputable bank want to deal with him, and his dodgy money? Is there a list of companies that thought it was a good idea to appear at the #ReformUKPartyLtd event?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just watching #Queen night on the BBC to mark what would have been #FreddieMercury’s 80th birthday. They’ve just shown the filming of “We Are The Champions” video at New London Theatre. I was there! Sneaked my camera in! After filming we were treated to a live gig. 6th October 1977
Filming the video for “We Are The Champions” at New London Theatre on October 6th 1977
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social You may have missed this direct quote from Danny Kruger on BBC R4 Today : #ReformUKPartyLtd will have a “thick manifesto” when they “go into government”. This will be music to the ears of their “thick” supporters His mum will be so proud of him
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@thetrawl.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social Just wondering how long it will be before we see this so that 'Oily' Chris and LauraK can get their thrills
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
@thetrawl.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social Thought you might find this amusing. Have finally cracked this AI palava
Car Crash Repairs in Clacton
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social When Farridge told LBC that he could spend his £5m bung “on Ferraris”. I guess he meant Laurie Ferrari. I wonder if he secretly bought “that” house for her?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
@thetrawl.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social I think I may have solved two mysteries - why Trump was standing still for so long (was clearly something difficult to get out of his arse) and the disappearance of Farage
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @henryriley1.bsky.social Looking forward to today's show. Will there be a whole hour of #ReformWatch or is that not long enough? What has happened about the ReformUKPartyLtd candidate that doesn't exist?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@marina-purkiss.bsky.social I’m confused! I thought I’d already listened to “100 bombs in 10 minutes…” but it has just appeared as a new episode. Is it a new edit?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
@thetrawl.bsky.social Trump starts #IranWar to distract from #EpsteinFiles #IranWar goes badly for #Trump #Trump decides #EpsteinFiles less damaging than war #Trump can't bring himself to mention #EpsteinFIles #Trump sends #Melania out, and so the distraction continues
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 03/04/2026
BREAKING: Iran says regime change operation in US is well underway as a string of senior officials and military chiefs resign from their roles 👀
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The latest episode of our "Wrestling The Octopus IBD" podcast is available to listen to/download. We were joined by internationally recognised thrombosis expert Prof. Beverley Hunt to discuss the increased risks to IBD patients of blood clots and what the warning signs are
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
@thetrawl.bsky.social @marina-purkiss.bsky.social @jemmaforte.bsky.social Not “animals”. You can do better than that. They don’t torture their young with burning cigarettes
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I think that'll you will find the error that #ReformUKPartyLtd made was that they gave the letter to their photocopier, #SuellaBraverman, who left the imprint off in error
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Is “osteopathy course” a euphemism for services rendered?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social With the traitorous behaviour of #Mandelson & previously #BorisJohnson it is clear why some voters do not trust #UKLabour or #Conservatives. Unfortunately some blindly think that #ReformUKPartyLtd is a worthy alternative. A ltd co headed by an equally traitorous #Farage
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A new episode of “Wrestling The Octopus - The IBD Patient podcast” is now available wherever you get your podcasts from. We meet one of the PREdiCCt study’s lead researchers to run through the first findings on diet and biomarkers for #crohns and #ulcerativecolitis patients. Some surprising results
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social #ReformUKPartyLtd needed a new photocopier so the Tories sent them #SuellaBraverman
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
If you know, you know! #IBD #crohns #BAM #BAD #bileacidmalabsorption
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Trump is struggling for breath. He is in both physical & mental decline. Get that champagne on ice. What will #Farridge do when his mate has gone. Who will he latch onto next. How many of the despised Republicans will find their backbone? Where are those Epstein files?
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This looks interesting for #Crohns patients www.broadinstitute.org/news/scienti...
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Scientists develop molecules that may treat Crohn’s disease
The molecules mimic a gene variant that protects against Crohn’s, demonstrating a roadmap for using genetics to develop therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic inflammatory disorder...
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Greek Animal Rescue @greekanimalrescue.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Sparrow 🐾 3yrs, in UK foster & ready for a home. Bright, bouncy, loves people + dogs. Best with an active owner who’ll offer steady routines, clear boundaries & kind training. Call Gillian 07795 170222 or rehoming@greekanimalrescue.com
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
For the latest episode of “Wrestling The Octopus - The #IBD Patients’ Podcast” we asked Mr. Raj Mankotia, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, some of the questions that a patient contemplating or about to undergo surgery might ask
Understanding IBD surgery
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year to all our contributors and listeners. We have some great plans for 2026 #IBD #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #colorectal
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
The Tories’ Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson, is representing Roman Abramovich in a legal case that is delaying the transfer of £2.5bn of assets to benefit the people of Ukraine. Justice Minister Jake Richards has written to Kemi Badenoch about the conflicts of interest this raises
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The use of IUS (Intestinal Ultrasound) in the UK has lagged far behind United States and Europe. In the latest version of our #IBD podcast we talk to two UK pioneers. It will be a real game changer for the management of #crohns and #UC 🎧 Listen here: pod.link/1798553243
A stylised octopus, in an operating theatre, holding to ulrasound scanners
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Now that the petition asking for the full release of the Russia Report has reached 112,360 it now needs us to write to our local MP and ask for their support. Given that our MP is #ClaireCoutinho I think a positive response is higly unlikely. This list may explain why
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
‘You, Boy! Go and racially abuse everybody you meet …but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. Please sign and share 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🔴Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network The sentencing of Reform UK’s former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison opens the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network infiltrating European politics, reports Peter Jukes bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that infiltrated European politics, ...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
‘GDP reduced by 8%’ – Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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'GDP reduced by 8%' - Nine-year study reveals how Brexit decimated UK economy
Can't help but feel those responsible for Brexit should not, for example, be riding high in the polls with a new party...
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
@luketaylorld.bsky.social Thank you for asking a recent Parliamentary question about #bileacidmalabsorption. It is frustrating that there are so many patients suffering from this very debilitating condition but is widely ignored by health care professionals. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1...
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#15 Understanding bile acid diarrhoea / malabsorption in IBD with Professor Julian Walters
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 11/09/2025 · 33m
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
We’re not alone: the whole developed world is mired in stagnation and high debt. But our borrowing costs are highest because our system cracked first and – though few people want to think about it – we are a multinational state ✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
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Farage and the moron premium
If Reform gets into power, Britain will face an immediate, devastating fiscal crisis
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The BAD/BAM episode of the IBD podcast, featuring an interview with Prof. Julian Walters , has been the most downloaded by far. We suspect a good number of HCPs have been listening as it is an area that so few seem to know anything about. wrestlingtheoctopusibd.buzzsprout.com/2453562/epis...
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#15 Understanding bile acid diarrhoea / malabsorption in IBD with Professor Julian Walters - Wrestling the Octopus (IBD)
In Episode 15 of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD Patient Podcast, Nigel and I cover a topic that receives not nearly as much attention as it should: Bile Acid Diarrhoea (BAD) / Bile Acid Malabsorption ...
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The latest edition of our IBD podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts from. I get a chance to run through the A to Z of my #crohns experience. Some items will be familiar to fellow #IBD patients; some I hope you will never have to experience! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/2...
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#21 Nigel’s A–Z of Crohn’s: Biopsies, Blowtorches & Burnt Bananas
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 13/11/2025 · 34m
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Absolute classic Bravo
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Christopher Harborne is by far the largest donor to Nigel Farage he has donated £13.7m since 2019. He lives in Thailand and owns QinetiQ defence company which makes Laser and AI weapons for the USA. Nigel Farage is literally owned by the US Military Industrial Complex.
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
What happens when your #IBD medication has to be stopped because the side effects are too great? Listen to Olie's story on the latest episode of the #IBD patients' podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... #IBD #crohns #UC
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#18 When long-term stability on a Crohn's drug meets a curveball: an IBD patient's story
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 10/23/2025 · 45m
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I asked ChatGPT to draw a diagram of the gut-brain axis and it came up with this. Luckily, if you want to know a lot more about the subject, give our interview with clinical psychologist Dr.Gita Robson a listen #WrestlingTheOctopus #IBD podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
15 yrs ago, on 11th Oct 2010, I was just coming round from a laparotomy, ileo-caecal excision of locally perforated Crohn’s mass/stricture and excision of an entero-enteric fistula. The surgeon's first word was "sorry", at which point I knew I had a stoma. #IBD #crohns #GSTTnhs
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
We will shortly be recording the next episode of our Wrestling The Octopus - IBD Podcast. The subject - "Gut Brain Axis". Looking forward to learning a lot about this important topic. (BTW - tried it in What3Words app so you don't have to! No results) podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/w...
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Wrestling the Octopus (IBD)
Medicine Podcast · Updated Weekly · Two long-term IBD patients, Rachel and Nigel, share their experiences and perspectives on living with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative col...
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
For the latest episode of "Wrestling The Octopus - the IBD Podcast" - we were joined by the Principal Gastro Dietitian at St.Thomas' Hospital. We discuss such topics as pre & pro-biotics, the role of soluble & non-soluble fibre, strictures etc. #IBDdiet podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...
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#16 Learning the basics of diet in IBD - with dietitian Dearbhaile O'Hanlon
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 24/09/2025 · 32m
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Two new blooms in our garden - this stunning rose “Super Trooper” (that really is as bright as it looks in the photo) and this passion flower #Gardening #AutumnFlowers #BlueSkyGardening
Rose - Super TrooperWhite Passion Flower
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social There is a medical condition whose symptoms are very similar to #IBS but many doctors seem to be oblivious of it, #BAM. The effects can ruin one's quality of life with patients often scared to leave home. It is easily treated!! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1...
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#15 Understanding bile acid diarrhoea / malabsorption in IBD with Professor Julian Walters
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 11/09/2025 · 33m
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Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁 @crohnoid.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
There's a medical condition that affects many in the UK. Few HCPs seem to know about it. Often dismissed as #IBS. Can take years to get diagnosed - #bileacidmalabsorption. Latest episode of our #IBD Patients' podcast has been the fastest downloaded so far podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
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#15 Understanding bile acid diarrhoea / malabsorption in IBD with Professor Julian Walters
Podcast Episode · Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) · 09/11/2025 · 33m
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