SAIA Members come together for #DressinBlueDay to mark #CRCAwarenessMonth 💙
45 is the new 50! If you were born in 1980-1981 and haven’t gotten a screening #colonoscopy yet, discuss with your doctor 🙏🏽
Join us to #BreakTheSilence & shatter stigma around #ColorectalCancer and colonoscopies! 💥
Questions about navigating colonoscopies in GI conditions? 🤔 Check out our latest Gastro Gyan video: saia-gi.org/navigating-c...
In this episode, Dr. Aasma Shaukat & Patient Advocate Ravjot Mehek Singh discuss who needs a colonoscopy & what to expect if you're getting one. 🩺
Be sure to tune in! 💥🙌🏽
Celebrating 15k subscribers on YouTube! 🙌🏽
When our Patient Education Livestreams launched in 2021, we couldn't have imagined the impact our videos would have on the GI community 💥
Check them out: youtube.com/@saia-gi
We can’t wait to keep learning & growing with you! 💜
Our 2025 Impact Report is out! 🗞️ Read about our accomplishments in 2025 & receive other updates from SAIA by signing up for membership: saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a...
What an incredible year! Thank you to our sponsors and community for making this possible! 💥 🙌🏽
Our latest newsletter is here! 🎉
This special edition celebrates 5 years of SAIA's @ibdesis.bsky.social, exciting new additions to our team, plus important educational resources & research publications!
Become a member & receive our newsletter today! saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... 💜
We are thrilled to welcome pediatric GI Dr. Ashish Patel to our Medical Advisory Panel! 🎉 🙌🏽
Learn more about Ashish here: saia-gi.org/medical-advi...
We’re so proud to continue growing to better serve & empower our pediatric patients and their caregivers 💜
Last month at AIBD, we asked attendees about their favorite IBD myth to bust! Check out our new vid to see the responses, which range from 😂 to 😱
SAIA is proud to work alongside you all, busting these myths to improve the lives of patients with IBD and other GI conditions 💜
Patient voices in #IBD #research matter. Both @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social
& @voiceforibd.bsky.social had the honor to contribute to a @bmj.com State of the Art Review on IBD medical mgmt, written for clinicians & including a patient perspective section to ground PROs👇🏼
🔗 bit.ly/MedicalMgmtO...
✨ Welcoming SAIA’s New President: Dr. Bincy Abraham! ✨
We are thrilled to have Dr. Abraham on board during this exciting time of expansion for SAIA & are thrilled to see her commitment to improve the lives of people with #IBD & other GI conditions 💜
Check out her bio: saia-gi.org/saias-leader...
Proud to have 2 SAIA Leaders, Dr. Parakkal Deepak & Tina @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social, represent in the PROMISE Workshop & in an important new Gastroenterology publication called Prediction & Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Call to Action 🙌🏽
Read more: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
IBD doesn’t have a single cause — it’s influenced by genetics, environmental triggers, changes in the gut microbiome, and immune system dysregulation.
#COREIBD #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #IBDAwareness
@drsmeena.bsky.social
@saia-gi.bsky.social
@connectingtocure.bsky.social
It’s Gastro Gyan time 🥁🎉
In this episode of SAIA’s Gastro Gyan Series, Dr. Sanket Patel & Patient Advocate Aisha Memon discuss tips & tricks to make infusions & injections easy, accessible & acceptable for all patients 💥🙏🏽
Tune in: youtu.be/nHGfBREFSzQ?...
At #ACG2025, we announced @saia-gi.bsky.social expansion into #CultureAndGI as “Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI,” something we’ve been doing, just now our name has caught up 💥
Thank you for the support as we usher in a new era! Special thank you to @amcollegegastro.bsky.social 🙏🏽
SAIA is expanding! 🥳
At ACG 2025, we announced a brand new SAIA! We’re grateful for our growth as South Asian IBD Alliance, but we are now...
✨️ Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI ✨️
Still SAIA, but we're now encompassing "Culture & GI" to ensure inclusion for all. 🙏🏼
Honored to be speaking at Indo US Rare’s Summit on accessible & culturally inclusive #clinicaltrials
I plan to share @southasianibd.bsky.social & @amergastroassn.bsky.social’s critical work on inclusion of Asian MENA & Pacific Islander #IBD community
Join us: summit.indousrare.org/register-now
Have you checked out J&J’s IBD Social Circle’s whitepaper on the need for community in #IBD? 😊
This is a powerful paper with staggering statistics on isolation, stigma and the need for multidisciplinary care for us IBD patients. Check it out: www.ibdsocialcircle.com/community-ib...
Happy World Ostomy Day!! We are so proud to partner with them on educational resources and partners to support and empower patients and their families & friends with IBD
This #WorldOstomyDay, @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social shares how it’s absolutely possible to wear a saree with confidence as an #ostomate!
We’re proud to collaborate with @coreibd.bsky.social on this important video. www.coreibd.org
To explore SAIA's resources visit: southasianibd.org/patient-educ...
An honor to present at #PIBDRD25 on the epidemiology, phenotypes, clinical features & sex-based differences of #IBD in #SouthAsians 🙌🏽
This was my 1st time presenting on a wide scale as a RESEARCHER at an IBD conference. Thank you to @neeraguptamd.bsky.social for the kind invitation 🙏🏽
🌙 Observing #Ramadan with #IBD 🌙
📖 @southasianibd.bsky.social has put together helpful guidance on fasting with IBD, including religious exemptions and medical advice. Find their resources here:
👉 Tips for fasting during Ramadan southasianibd.org/resources/ob...
Welcome to the CORE-IBD! We aim to empower patients with IBD to make informed decision about their health by providing resources and information! Follow us to learn more!
@connectingtocure.bsky.social @southasianibd.bsky.social @rainbowingastro.bsky.social
#COREIBD #ibd #empoweringibd
This @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social publication took our team & collaborators 3+ years in the making👏🏽
Congratulations to all the authors!
SAIA collaborated with researchers globally on important new research in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social, 'IBD in South Asia: A Scoping Review'
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This article comprehensively reviews #IBD to state that IBD in South Asia is NOT DISSIMILAR from North America & Europe.
Our scoping review on IBD in South Asia is published! It took us over 3 years to review the literature and write. We hope that this paper will provide clinical pearls and help advance the field. @dranuraagj.bsky.social @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social
*New Research*
Proud to have Dr Neil Nandi co-author a research review on a very important & underdiscussed topic: #sexualhealth in #IBD & considerations for both heterosexual & sexual & gender minorities (SGM) 💥
Read the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
So excited to have attended GAPIO’s conference recently in Mysore, India, and have contributed the patient perspective on GI Surgery and what patients need in terms of care. Looking forward to a future of patient centricity in chronic disease management across the globe! 🌏
We’re honoured to have tabled & presented at GAPIO’s 15th Annual Meeting in Mysuru, India 🇮🇳
Thrilled to have Madhura, Tanya, Tina represent SAIA & Tina speak about ‘GI Surgery: Comprehensive Care for IBD’ discussing #biologics & #ostomy #jpouch surgeries & the growing need for #IBD care in India.
Proud to have @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social involved in a @amergastroassn.bsky.social consortium on #Crohns #perianalfistula with esteemed faculty Dr David Schwartz, Dr Amy Lightner, among others.
Read their best practices for #CPF management in Gastroenterology: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
During #ACG2024, #SAIA hosted an insightful panel featuring Dr. Bincy Abraham on the growing role of #IntestinalUltrasound (IUS) in #IBD care 🙌🏽
Click below to watch the video for expert insights on how #IUS can improve patient acceptance & uptake of therapies 🙏🏽
🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DFLA5Nh...
It's norovirus season🚨
With the increase in cases, through this resource, SAIA's own Dr. Tauseef Ali explains how the virus spreads, symptoms & prevention strategies 🦠
Let's prevent further spread & keep ourselves & our loved ones safe 🙏🏽
Read more: www.cdc.gov/norovirus/ou...
