Tina Aswani Omprakash
Tina Aswani Omprakash can’t remember the last time she slept through the night. She wakes up every two to three hours to empty her ostomy bag, or she wakes up after her bag leaks because she didn’t empty it in time. Crohn’s disease–related abdominal discomfort also disrupts her sleep.
Although she has worked with her gastroenterologist to fine-tune the timing of her motility-promoting medications to reduce nighttime awakenings, Ms. Omprakash still