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Crohn's & Colitis Unfiltered

Franck Tabouring

With Crohn's & Colitis Unfiltered, I explore the many ways ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and chronic illnesses impact individuals, relationships, work and daily living. We don't talk enough about inflammatory bowel disease. It's time to change that. To raise awareness. To crush stigma. It's time to talk sh*t. Literally.

For more stories from the bathroom floor, visit www.colitisunfiltered.com

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  • fortnightly
  • Avg 38 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E9
    Dec 29, 2025 · 35 min

    Ulcerative colitis, surgery and a stoma: Ant’s life with a bag

    In episode 9 of the Talking Sh*t podcast, I speak with Ant, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 19 in the UK. What began as worsening diarrhea, pain, and blood was repeatedly dismissed, until a colonoscopy finally revealed severe colitis and the start of a long, exhausting treatment journey. After more than a decade of medications, steroids, biologics, and cycling in and out of remission, Ant made the difficult decision to undergo a colectomy and now lives with a stoma. In this conversation, he opens up about the fear surrounding surgery, the realities of stoma life, and how gaining his quality of life back reshaped his perspective on health, identity, and resilience. Today, Ant uses his platform to normalize ostomy life and raise IBD awareness, showing that life after surgery isn’t an ending, but a restart. Honest, reflective, and deeply empowering, this episode is for anyone navigating colitis, surgery decisions, or life with a stoma. For more stories from the bathroom floor, subscribe to the podcast and visit colitisunfiltered.com

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  • S1 · E8
    Dec 18, 2025 · 43 min

    Childhood Crohn’s, ostomy and nursing: Leah’s long way back

    In this episode of the Talking Sh*t podcast, I speak with Leah, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at just nine years old after months of fatigue, weight loss, and bloody diarrhea. What began as a frightening childhood illness quickly became a life shaped by hospital stays, international moves, failed treatments, and major surgeries. Diagnosed during her early school years and living with an ostomy from her teens, Leah reflects on navigating flares, isolation, and body image through adolescence. She talks candidly about undergoing multiple surgeries, adapting to life with an ostomy, and learning to accept a body that often dictated her limits. Now living well and working as a certified ostomy nurse, Leah shares how her experience with Crohn’s shaped her empathy, resilience, and career path. Through her work, she supports patients facing the same fears she once lived with, turning a childhood diagnosis into a source of purpose, perspective, and connection. For more on colitis, IBD and chronic illness, check out colitisunfiltered.com

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  • S1 · E7
    Dec 4, 2025 · 46 min

    Motherhood, IBD and PhD: Kelli’s long road to remission

    In this episode of the Talking Sh*t podcast, I sit down with Dr. Kelli DuBois, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at age 22, following months of hidden bleeding, escalating pain and one humiliating ER visit. Newly married and caring for a one-year-old, she had to navigate a disease she’d never heard of and a medical system that didn’t prepare her for what life with IBD would really mean. Kelli opens up about the emotional fallout that followed. She talks through the years of failed medications, cycles of hope and disappointment, the guilt of parenting through illness, and the deeply isolating instinct to suffer in silence. She shares how exercise, education and a brutally honest look at her own coping patterns finally pushed her toward small, sustainable changes that rebuilt her confidence and helped her reclaim parts of her life she thought were gone for good. Now in long-term remission, Kelli reflects on the fear of losing it, the compassion her illness carved into her, and the pressure of rebuilding identity after trauma. She also explains the turning point that led her to speak openly about her disease, pursue a PhD focused on IBD self-management, and ultimately devote her work to coaching others who feel lost in the space between doctor’s appointments. For more on ulcerative colitis, IBD and chronic illness, check out colitisunfiltered.com

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  • S1 · E6
    Nov 20, 2025 · 25 min

    From high school to the hospital: Kinsey's life with a J-pouch

    In this episode of the Talking Sh*t podcast, I speak with Kinsey, who started experiencing stomach pain, fatigue, weight loss and bloody stool soon after a big family move. It would take nearly a year before Kinsey finally got a colonoscopy and a clear answer. Diagnosed with colitis at just 15 years old, and now living with a J-pouch, Kinsey talks about navigating treatments, and the impact of her condition on her teenage years. She reflects on her surgeries, the importance of a supportive medical team, and how her experiences have shaped her resilience and empathy Kinsey uses sarcasm to advocate for herself and others, raising IBD awareness on social media while keeping a positive attitude as she handles school and part-time work. For more on colitis, IBD and chronic illness, check out colitisunfiltered.com

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  • S1 · E5
    Oct 30, 2025 · 47 min

    From PhD to IBD: Yasmin’s scientific Crohn’s journey

    In this episode of the Talking Sh*t podcast, I speak with Yasmin, who didn’t expect her gut to become the biggest disruptor when she relocated to Los Angeles. We dive into her powerful and personal journey from the lab to the hospital. Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease on her 31st birthday, Yasmin opens up about the rapid unraveling of her health, the emotional toll of living with an invisible illness, and the road to reclaiming her life with clarity and purpose. Yasmin is a passionate immunologist, and we also dive deeper into biologics, autoimmunity, the future of IBD treatments, and the hope for a potential cure. This is an episode you definitely do not want to miss. For more on colitis, IBD and chronic illness, check out colitisunfiltered.com

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