Replying to @brea.powers Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Most people have never heard of ulcerative colitis until it changes someone’s life. Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks your colon, causing bleeding, severe pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and inflammation. And for many Black women, the battle starts long before the diagnosis. 👩🏾🤎 Our pain is too often dismissed, our symptoms blamed on stress, and we’re frequently diagnosed later than we should be. There is

Rabies risk after bat contact in Ontario: what to do now

A cyclosporiasis outbreak has now affected more than 1,700 people and counting. More than two dozen states are investigating cases of the foodborne parasitic infection. While it’s not fatal, symptoms can include “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The source of the outbreak is unknown; the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite can be hard to track as it can’t be reproduced in a lab and it is not always detected through food

#POTS #livedoreticularis #orthostaticintolerance #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #bloodpooling

Dr. Kliment & DR. Ariel did a FINE job on my incision. Very straight line work all along my rib cage. We have the before transplant and right after transplant. Lost 65 pounds & I am now 4 months post transplant and just started hitting the gym again 2 and a half weeks ago. I’ve gained about 10 pounds already 💪🏼 Well be back soon 💪🏼 #livercirrhosis #liverdisease #livertransplant #transplant #autoimmunedisease

In The Lab: Targeting Inflammatory Bowel Disease