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Shoutout to everyone whoβs mastered the art of gracefully declining food without a 20-minute explanation π
We see your social skills π
#IBD #Crohns #Colitis
PSA: Asking someone with IBD to βjust try a biteβ is like asking someone allergic to peanuts to βjust try a small oneβ π₯β
Our boundaries arenβt suggestions πͺ
#IBD #Crohns #Colitis
Normalize:
- Eating the same safe meal 47 times β
- Declining food events π«
- Knowing every public bathroom quality rating π
Self-care looks different for everyone π
#IBD #Crohns #Colitis
Tell me you have IBD without telling me you have IBD:
βIβll just eat before I goβ πβ¨
#IBD #Crohns #Colitis
Events at the IBD Olympics:
π₯Holding it through a meeting
π₯Explaining your diet without apologizing
π₯Identifying a bathroom in 0.3 seconds
Everyone with IBD is already a gold medalist. π
Whatβs your gold medal in?
We're launching a TestFlight app this September for truly personalized IBD wellness support. Join the waitlist to get access:
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To help inform what we're building, take a minute to fill out a quick survey: fthm.co/feedback-su...
The difference between generic advice and personalized support? Context.
Read the full newsletter:
newsletter.fathom.care/p/the-found...
What do you wish health apps understood better about your IBD experience?
#IBD #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #IBDCommunity
β‘οΈ Comprehensive profiling: conditions, medications, symptoms, diet, and triggers in one place
β‘οΈ Context-aware AI: conversations that know your specific IBD situation
β‘οΈ Personalized guidance: recommendations that actually fit your needs
β‘οΈ Privacy-first: your health data stays secure
Generic health apps fell short for us.
Our latest Fathom Digest newsletter covers how we're building Fathom to address to complexities specific to IBD patients.
Key insights: β¬οΈ β¬οΈ β¬οΈ
IBD logic:
Ate clean β
Slept 8 hrs β
Drank water β
Meditated β
Body: βHaha anywayβ¦ hereβs a flare π₯β
Truly a choose-your-own-adventure we didnβt choose.
Source:
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#IBD #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #HealthResearch
Those joint pains, skin issues, or mood changes years before your IBD diagnosis? This study suggests they might not have been coincidental.
As part of overall wellness, understanding these early patterns could help the IBD community recognize when our bodies are trying to tell us something π
A study of 35,000 IBD patients reveals something wild: our bodies show signs of disease up to 10 years BEFORE diagnosis π
Researchers found 312 health conditions linked to IBD - with 125 appearing a full decade before we ever got answers.
What's been your experience with diet and IBD? I'd love to hear what patterns you've noticed in your own journey.
The research is finally catching up to patient wisdom. π
#IBD #CrohnsDisease #Nutrition #HealthResearch
This isn't medical advice - always work with your healthcare team for treatment decisions. But it's encouraging to see science catching up to what the IBD community has suspected about food's role.
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PM...
Diet isn't a cure - let's be clear about that. But it's one of the few things we can actually control in this unpredictable journey.
This research reinforces that healthy lifestyle choices, as part of overall wellness, may help reduce IBD risk for those who don't have it yet.
The study followed participants for nearly 13 years on average. Published in eClinicalMedicine (2025), it's the largest analysis on this topic to date.
As someone who's navigated Crohn's for years, this validates what so many of us have felt intuitively.
π΄ What increased Crohn's risk:
β’ Ultra-processed foods: +71%
β’ Inflammatory diets: +63%
π’ What reduced Crohn's risk:
β’ Mediterranean diet: -41%
β’ High fiber intake: -47%
These effect sizes? Comparable to smoking for Crohn's disease risk.
New research gives us the clearest picture yet on how diet affects IBD risk π
A massive analysis of 72 studies with 2+ million people found some eye-opening patterns that honestly blew my mind as someone living with Crohn's.
We're building an AI-powered wellness companion and tracking app made for IBD patients.
Learn more and sign up to be notified of our launch at: fathom.care
We'd love if you took a minute to fill out a quick survey while we're building: fthm.co/feedback-su...
Read the full guide: newsletter.fathom.care/p/the-flare...
What are your go-to flare foods?
#IBD #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis #FlareManagement #DigitalHealth #PatientCare #IBDCommunity #GutHealth
The anxiety around food during flares is real - every bite can feel like a gamble. Having a plan removes the guesswork when you need it most.
Actionable tip: Build your personal "flare-friendly" grocery list now with 5-7 foods you know you tolerate well.
β‘οΈ Simple prep techniques: make it soft, blend when possible, chew thoroughly
β‘οΈ Smaller, frequent meals instead of overwhelming your inflamed gut
β‘οΈ Smart food swaps: white rice becomes your friend, well-cooked vegetables over raw ones
β‘οΈ Keep flare-friendly essentials stocked: bone broth, smooth nut butters, ripe bananas
When you're in the middle of an IBD flare, the last thing you want to do is play nutritionist.
Our latest newsletter covers low-fiber strategies for when your gut needs rest to heal.
Key insights β¬οΈ β¬οΈ β¬οΈ
We're on Bluesky!
Fathom is an AI-powered wellness companion and tracking app for #IBD patients.
Sign up to be notified of our launch at: fathom.care
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