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Hosted by Rachel (@bottomlineibd) and Nigel (@crohnoid) · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 39 episodes
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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).
Rachel (@bottomlineibd) and Nigel (@crohnoid) hosts Wrestling the Octopus (IBD), a health show with 39 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail 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 emot
Send us Fan Mail 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 inc
Send us Fan Mail 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 proce
Send us Fan Mail 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 col
Send us Fan Mail 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 witho
Send us Fan Mail 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
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 32 of Wrestling the Octopus: The IBD Patient Podcast, we meet Crohn's disease patient, Neil Barker . Neil recounts his history of living with IBD, bowel and brain cancer. His story offers an h
Send us Fan Mail Blood clots are not the first thing most people think of when they hear Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis - but they should be on the radar of each one of us living with inflammatory bowel disease. T
Send us Fan Mail For Episode 30 of Wrestling the Octopus: the IBD patient podcast , we are joined by Lead Stoma Care Nurse, Natasha Rolls at University Hospital Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston. Natasha provides brill
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that up to 30% of people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will have abnormal liver tests at some point? In this episode of Wrestling the Octopus IBD , Nigel and I are joined by t
Send us Fan Mail We can hardly believe it's been 12 whole months since we started this podcast on patients' reflections on living with inflammatory bowel disease. Happy first birthday, Wrestling the Octopus IBD! During t
Send us Fan Mail The fear of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when living with inflammatory bowel disease can weigh heavily on our minds as patients. So Nigel and I resolved to get an expert guest on the podcast who co
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 26 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD! After 10 years studying IBD patients in remission, the first results from the PREdiCCt study have now been published - and it's essential reading: http
Send us Fan Mail We've seen a shift in mood around conversations on medical cannabis in inflammatory bowel disease . While it's most definitely an area that needs tightly controlled monitoring and evidence-based advice,
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel and Rachel talk with Mr Raj Mankotia , Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, to demystify the
Send us Fan Mail In episode 23 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD, Nigel and I welcome consultant radiologist, Dr Gauraang Bhatnagar (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust) and consultant gastroenterologist, Dr Will Blad (Barts
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 22 of Wrestling the Octopus IBD! A reminder of our new email address if you'd like to get in touch: wrestlingtheoctopusibd@gmail.com In this Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week special, N
Send us Fan Mail You can now email us at wrestlingtheoctopusibd@gmail.com - we'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas and feedback on our IBD patient podcast! And if you like what you hear, please spread the word to others
Send us Fan Mail The tables are turned in this episode! Now Rachel interviews Nigel about his life-changing bowel surgery in 2010. Fifteen years on, Nigel reflects on the symptoms that led to his Crohn's surgery, the emo
Send us Fan Mail In this anniversary special, Nigel interviews me about my decision to stop taking medication (infliximab, aka Remicade) for my inflammatory bowel disease, and what reflections I have on staying in remiss
Professor Beverley Hunt OBE
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
1 appearance on this show
Natasha Rolls
University Hospital Foundation Trust Bristol and Weston
1 appearance on this show
Dr Sree Kotha
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Constantine-Cooke
University of Edinburgh
1 appearance on this show
Jami Kinnucan
Mayo Clinic
1 appearance on this show
Raj Mankotia
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
1 appearance on this show
Dr William Blad
Barts Health Foundation Trust
1 appearance on this show
Dr Gauraang Bhatnagar
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
1 appearance on this show
Dearbhaile O'Hanlon
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital
1 appearance on this show
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Wrestling the Octopus (IBD) is hosted by Rachel (@bottomlineibd) and Nigel (@crohnoid). The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 39 episodes.
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