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Luke Escombe is a songwriter, musician and comedian from Sydney, Australia who has been living with Crohn’s Disease for 25 years. After having his dreams of rock stardom thwarted by IBD on one too many occasions, Luke decided to turn the tables on his illness and start mining it for inspiration. Read more.
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Is it Okay to Make Jokes About Your IBD?

If you’d told me when I was 15 that I’d one day write a comedy show about Crohn’s disease I would have thought you were crazy. Looking back at my...

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The Comment that Made Me So Angry I Had to Write This Straight Away

I’ve just seen the most heartbreaking image. It was of a 10-year old boy with a tube in his nose sitting in a hospital bed. Next to him is his...

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By Luke Escombe

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Why I'm Sick of Hearing "Never Give Up"

Some people say giving up is not an option. They don't just say it, they shout it at themselves through clenched teeth while lifting something heavy over their heads for...

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By Luke Escombe

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Wait, Have I Had an Ostomy or a Lobotomy?

There was a time when nobody went on TV and talked about what was happening deep inside our colons. Do you remember that time? It was called the 90s. It...

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By Luke Escombe

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