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Oct 31, 2022 โ€ข 21 tweets โ€ข 181 min read
@MondayNightIBD 1a.
Welcome to an extra spooky #MNIBD #Back2Basics
๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

@JosephHabibi_MD and I will be discussing common myths in #IBD and doing our best to debunk them. Topics include:

๐ŸŽƒ Diet and supplement myths
๐ŸŽƒ Pregnancy and fertility myths
๐ŸŽƒ More surprise myths๐Ÿ”ฎ Image @MondayNightIBD @JosephHabibi_MD @dunleavy_katie @RomyChamoun @SanjeevaniTomar @DSTEINGIMD @BeniwalPatelMD 1b.
Shout out ๐Ÿ“ฃ to all of the amazing #IBD #PatientAdvocates who helped make this happen:

@aboutIBD @nataliesparacio @mustbthemusic @Empoweringpts9 @DrTiffTaft @GutlessGlamour @IBDPassport @ownyourcrohns @bottomlineibd @GIdietitian @snehadave98 @LoriPlung @Youcantmakethi4 Image
Aug 1, 2022 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 14 min read
@MondayNightIBD @Spencerkelley7 1/

๐Ÿ‘‹ to this weekโ€™s #MondayNightIBD with the #Back2Basics #B2B team

๐Ÿฆ  Today we are discussing #Cdifficile infection in #IBD

Stay tuned to ๐Ÿ“ more about #CDI :
โžก๏ธ #IBD vs. general ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฑ
โžก๏ธ diagnosis
โžก๏ธ treatment options Image @MondayNightIBD @Spencerkelley7 @dunleavy_katie @SanjeevaniTomar @yaransarkis @RomyChamoun @BassiMehak @JosephHabibi_MD @DCharabaty @DSTEINGIMD @BeniwalPatelMD 2/

#CDI in #IBD compared to general ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฑ

โฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธ common (5-8x ๐Ÿ”บ)
โฌ†๏ธ community-acquired
โฌ†๏ธ w/o antibiotic ๐Ÿ’Š exposure
โฌ†๏ธ colonization
โฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธ recurrence โ˜น๏ธ
โฌ†๏ธ colectomy risk ๐Ÿ”ช

๐Ÿšจ often no pseudomembranes on ๐Ÿ”ฆ
๐Ÿšจ can happen post-colectomy ๐Ÿ”ช in #smallbowel or #IPAA