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Two long-term IBD patients, Rachel and Nigel, share their experiences and perspectives on living with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
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Average audio length:
32 minutes
English
United Kingdom
43 episodes
since Feb. 18, 2025
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What happens when a future mental health nurse spends 17 years searching for answers before finally being diagnosed with Crohn's disease?
In Episode 42 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Rachel and Nigel speak with Hakeem, a London-based mental health nurse living with Crohn's…
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Welcome to Episode 41 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD. This time, we're talking primary care and inflammatory bowel disease - how to get the best from your GP when treating your IBD and how we as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients can help too.
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Just a quick episode from Rachel and Nigel to give some health updates about our IBD.
If you have Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis - or care for anyone who does - please do tak…
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Now we’re 18 months into our Wrestling the Octopus IBD podcast, Nigel and I would love to canvass your opinion on what you’d like to see in future episodes. Whether you’re an IBD patient…
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Crohn's patient, Rob returns to speak with us on Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD patient podcast, 12 months after his terminal ileum surgery. He shares an honest, detailed account of the physical and emotional journey of recovery, the realities of adapting to life after surgery…
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In our latest episode of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD Patient Podcast, Nigel and I chat with Professor Peter Irving, IBD consultant at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital in London, about the confusing but incredibly common overlap between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammat…
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In this candid episode of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, Rachel and Nigel dive deep into the lived reality of IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) - from emergency symptoms to complex procedures, new medications, bowel prep dilemmas and the importance of patient‑centre…
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In honour of World IBD Day 2026, Nigel has curated his "best bits" from our Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast over the last 12 months.
If you're living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis - or caring for those who do - this is a chance to cat…
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In Episode 33 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Rachel chats with Nigel about her feelings on getting inflammatory bowel disease symptoms after 15 years of Crohn's remission - the last five years being without drugs.
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In Episode 34 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, the tables are turned. This time, Rachel asks Nigel about his battery of recent tests and what the reality is like of managing multiple health conditions that stem from his Crohn's disease. Living with inflammatory bowel disease is a…
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