Bowel Moments
Bowel Moments
Alicia Barron and Robin Kingham
How Zach K. Survived Surgeries And Rebuilt His Immune System
46 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 7:00 am.
Welcome And What We’re Drinking
Crohn’s Diagnosis And Perianal Disease
September 11 Memory And Growing Up
Biologics Flares And Three Resections
Perforation Scare And Trial Decisions
Stem Cell Transplant Reality Check
Clean Scope Comedy And Equal Empathy
Closing Thanks And Listener Call To Action
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Send us Fan Mail An MRI, a phone call, and four words nobody wants to hear: “You have a perforated bowel.” Zach Koscuik was on the road to a comedy gig when Crohn’s disease forced yet another hard pivot, adding to a 25-year history that includes perianal Crohn’s, fistulas, abscesses, emergency surgeries, biologics, and three ileocolonic resections. We talk with him about what it’s like to grow up sick, manage the stigma that makes people minimize inflammatory bowel disease, and keep showing u...