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Francesca Hartmann

A nurse practitioner specializing in digestive diseases for 26 years, Francesca Hartmann, AGPCNP-BC, FNP-BC, treats patients at an inflammatory bowel disease center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Hartmann oversees biologic therapy regimens for a large clinical panel and helps adolescent patients move into adult specialty care. Before finishing her master’s training, she spent years as an inpatient gastrointestinal nurse on hospital wards, monitoring acute flare-ups and post-surgical recovery.

Garlic and Ulcerative Colitis: Risks and Benefits
What Are the Causes of Intestinal Cysts?
How to Stop Bleeding in Ulcerative Colitis
How to Treat Colitis: What Works for Each Type
Can Gastroparesis Cause Fatigue? Here’s How It Happens
Can IBS Turn Into Crohn’s Disease?
What Is Ileitis? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What Is Microscopic Colitis? Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
What Is Severe Ulcerative Colitis and How Is It Treated?
What Is Lymphocytic Colitis? Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
What Is Non-Specific Colitis and How Is It Managed?
EPEC Colitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options
Is Pancolitis the Same as Ulcerative Colitis?
Colonic Dysmotility: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Stress-Induced Colitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Management
How to Prevent Crohn’s Disease: Diet, Smoking, and More
How to Treat Ulcerative Colitis: From Flares to Surgery
How to Treat IBD: Medications, Biologics, and Surgery
What Is Radiation Proctitis? Symptoms and Treatment
Is Proctitis the Same as Ulcerative Colitis?
What Is the Difference Between Gastroenteritis and Colitis?
What Is the Life Expectancy of Someone With Ulcerative Colitis?
Is There a Difference Between Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis?
What Does Bile Acid Diarrhea Look Like?
Is Fiber Bad for Crohn’s Disease?
Does Bile Acid Diarrhea Burn?
Is Ischemic Colitis a Chronic or Acute Condition?
Crohn’s Fatigue: Causes, Management, and Current Insights
Who Treats Autoimmune Hepatitis and How?
Does Ulcerative Colitis Have Skip Lesions?