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This week we spoke to Matthew Kasabian! Matt told us about being diagnosed with IBD in college and  how isolated it made him feel. He talked about how he saw all his friends out living their young, fun lives on social media and how frustrated he felt but also how he used these feelings of isolation and frustration to motivate him to seek out new treatments and new healthcare providers. We talked to him about the holistic diet he tried, we discussed his J-Pouch surgery and how living with an ostomy during that process helped him heal and gave him his life back, we talked about his healthy lifestyle of eating well and working out (with a few High Noons and other drinks incorporated), and about job hunting while going through the J-Pouch surgery process. Finally we talked to him about how he stays so positive and what an incredible impact an ostomy nurse named Andrew had on his life and his recovery. 

Links: 

• Ostomy support and resource- United Ostomy Association 
• What is C.Diff and how is it treated? - Mayo Clinic
• IBD and Body Image- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - Campus Connection 
• Nutrition Tips for IBD- UCSF Health 

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