Crohn’s, an ostomy and acceptance: Dana’s life beyond surgery

Crohn's & Colitis Unfiltered · Oct 8, 2026 · 40m · transcript

🎙️ In episode 28 of the Colitis Unfiltered podcast, I speak with Dana, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at just 15 after developing severe diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting. By the time she saw a gastroenterologist, her iron levels were dangerously low, requiring hospitalization and a blood transfusion before a colonoscopy finally confirmed her diagnosis.

💊 Dana talks about spending the next decade cycling through steroids, immunomodulators and multiple biologics as she battled severe inflammation and strictures. At 26, after years of treatments failing to control her Crohn’s disease…