"More Than Meets The Eye" - Cass and Sarah sit down with Liam Robertson to discuss his Ulcerative Colitis journey.

“I need to get some new friends!” Cass and Sarah discuss Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis and the biggest misconceptions that come with an IBD diagnosis..

Join us in celebrating world IBD day by discussing all things Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis related. In this episode we discuss the biggest misconceptions that come with an IBD diagnosis. We hopefully aim to reassure you with any anxieties you may have around these common misconceptions.

We are over the moon to say that in the last week @bowelbabe has received a much deserved Damehood recognising her incredible work involving the raising of awareness and education surrounding bowel cancer. At the time of this recording, the phenomenal Dame Deborah James has raised over £6 million for Cancer Research UK through her Bowelbabe Fund.

Donations can be made to the Bowelbabe Fund @bowelbabefund through www.bowelbabe.org/,

Grab a cuppa and enjoy our last episode of season 2! We'll be back in October with season 3.

Love Cass & Sarah

xx

“Congratulations to the Wisharts!” – A cuppa with Cass and Sarah discussing the wedding of the century! And some IBD topics… obviously.

Join us in having a cuppa to discuss the last couple of months. Cass has had a busy month involving a stag doo, hen doo, trip to Ibiza and two weddings! She discusses trying to stick to a routine of some sort in between the mayhem of her amazing friend’s events. Sarah discusses getting used to being back in the office environment and starting her latest corporate role.

We discuss the tweaks and adaptations we personally implement that support us in attending social events and approaching work as confidently as possible with our IBD’s.

Love C&S xx

“Why do you think I am so good at staying in contact with people?! I am always sat on the loo!” - Martha’s take on her best friend Cass’s Crohn’s Disease

Join Sarah, Cass and one of Cass' best friends, Martha, while they sip negronis in Ibiza and discuss a few things IBD related.

Check out this episode for more insight into Cass, all things Crohn’s Disease related and things completely unrelated to her Crohn’s !

Be sure to connect with us on Instagram and join our IBD community! - @poptotheloopodcast

"More Than Meets The Eye" - Cass and Sarah sit down with Liam Robertson to discuss his Ulcerative Colitis journey.

Join us in speaking with the incredible Liam about his journey with Ulcerative Colitis.

Liam was absolutely amazing to speak with and was open to discuss all aspects of his IBD. He discussed his diagnosis journey, medication, fitness, experiences with clinicians, managing his career whilst being chronically unwell and shares some hilarious stories.

We hope you enjoy this episode and find Liam’s charisma and personality as infectious as we did.

Be sure to checkout Liam’s book “More Than Meets The Eye - LIving with Ulcerative Colitis”. It can be purchased on Amazon and is an excellent read for anyone wishing to understand more about IBD. All proceeds go to Crohn’s and Colitis UK.

We both absolutely loved the book whereby Liam provides an insightful, raw and humorous view on personally living with Ulcerative Colitis.

We are over the moon to hear that he is currently writing his second book. Watch this space! Liam can be followed on Instagram on @livingwithulcerativecolitis

Introducing Dr. Harry J Thomas to Pop To The Loo ! Join Cass and Sarah in an insightful discussion with Dr. Thomas, an incredible Gastroenterologist who devotes his work to the IBD community.

Join us in talking to the incredible Harry J Thomas, M.D. a gastroenterologist currently based in Austin, Texas.

We sat down with Dr. Thomas and discussed everything IBD related including treatment plans, COVID-19, accessibility of treatment, advice around attending appointments with clinicians, and the current research and development within the IBD world.

He is an extremely forward thinking and open-minded clinician, who is incredibly warm, compassionate and empathetic. We absolutely loved speaking with Dr Thomas and really hope you enjoy this episode.

Dr. Thomas received his bachelor's degree in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford and his masters degree in public health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Dr Thomas After serving as a house officer in the U.K. National Health Service, he completed his internship and residency in medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He moved to Austin in 2014 and practiced at Baylor Scott & White where he was an assistant professor of medicine at Texas A&M prior to joining Austin Gastroenterology. His clinical interests are inflammatory bowel diseases and he has served as Site Principal Investigator for multiple phase I-IV clinical trials in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr. Thomas serves on the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Austin Leadership Board and is Chair of the Austin Mission Committee. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of People’s Community Clinic, a federally qualified health center in Austin.