world IBD day

Michael Osso is the President and CEO of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America. When people think of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, they usually think, “It’s just a bathroom disease” or “It’s just a bad stomachache.” What they don’t consider is the multitude of ways that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) impact the 5 million [...]

World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day is here! It’s a day where we aim to raise awareness of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis — traditionally, conditions that often go unspoken due to their “invisibility” and complexity. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of keeping quiet about these illnesses. We may find that people often don’t understand [...]

A toilet. Loo. Lavatory. Commode. W.C. John. Potty. Latrine. Restroom. Washroom. Throne room.. Whatever you want to call it, we all use them! But have you ever really thought in detail about a toilet? How you see a toilet and what going to the toilet means to you? For most of us a toilet is purely a means [...]