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Jul 01, 02:07 PM

What it's like to have IBD and COVID-19

People living with IBD who have suppressed immune systems because of medication are concerned about their risks surrounding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Jamie Horrigan, a medical student and founder of “Sweetened By Nature,” lives with Crohn’s disease and gastroparesis and was diagnosed with COVID-19.

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