Can an app help others understand what it's like to live with Crohn's disease?Do you ever feel like people who don't have IBD just don't get it some times? Who am I kidding? Of course...reactions2comments
5 MORE Ways My Dogs Help Me Through an IBD FlareOne of the most popular articles I've written for inflammatoryboweldisease.net is '5 Ways My Dogs Help Me Through an IBD Flare.' It...reactions1comment
My Humira Journey: 4 months onWay back in August, I blogged about my experiences of a Humira hangover. I shared how drowsy, foggy and fatigued I felt after...reactions1comment
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Crohn's DiseaseSadly, most people with inflammatory bowel disease don't just suffer from one condition. Not only does having one autoimmune disease make you...reactions3comments
Does Crohn's Disease Affect Your Birth Plan?When I fell pregnant a year or so ago, one of the first questions I had was about how my Crohn's disease...reactions1comment
8 realities of Christmas with Crohn's DiseaseThe nights are dark and the weather is crisp. Which means we are officially on the countdown to the festive season! There's...reactions2comments
Is there such a thing as a Crohn's-friendly antidepressant?My mental health and IBD have always been closely intertwined. Like many people with Crohn's, I worry. I worry that I'm never...reactions2comments
Fiber and IBD: Friend or Foe?Understanding diet and IBD can be a bit of a minefield at times. Some days you can eat anything you fancy and...reactions5comments
Breastfeeding and IBD: A good combination?I've been writing about my experiences of IBD, pregnancy and beyond so today I thought I'd broach the topic of breastfeeding. Like...reactions1comment
The most awkward places my Crohn's has flaredWe all know that when battling a flare-up, being in the comfort of your home is the best option. But unfortunately, real...reactions4comments
An open letter to all new moms with Crohn’s DiseaseDear Fellow Crohn’s Moms, I have been a parent for eleven weeks and there’s no denying its the best job in the...reactions2comments
Pregnancy Diaries: My new arrival and surviving the post-pregnancy flareHi everyone! As I've updated Inflammatoryboweldisease.net readers about every stage of my pregnancy (including my first trimester, second trimester and third trimester) ...reactions3comments
The postpartum Crohn's flare up is real.I had read about it, I had been told about it but I couldn't help but think that perhaps I might be...reactionscomments
The A-Z of IBD (part 2)Recently, I wrote the first part of the A-Z of IBD part 1; a guide for what life with IBD is actually...reactions1comment
World IBD Day: In 2019, is awareness of IBD actually any better?Awareness is a word we hear a lot about when it comes to living with IBD. And with each World IBD Day...reactions2comments
You know you've had IBD far too long when...When it comes to IBD, we're all in the same boat, but you can usually spot the difference between the newly diagnosed...reactions3comments
A Letter to my newly diagnosed self...To my newly diagnosed self (in 2013), I'm nearly six years into this Crohn's malarky now so I thought it only right...reactions1comment
7 times IBD caused me to lose my dignityHow does the saying go? Never let anyone take away your dignity? Well, that's all very well good except I'd argue that...reactions7comments
Vitamin D and IBD: What's the Link?Now we're officially approaching freezing weather territory, there's one vitamin we're far more likely to be deficient in: Vitamin D. We all...reactions2comments
With IBD, are sometimes the 'what ifs' worse than the reality?I'm not going to lie. As I'm typing this, I'm having one of these evenings when I get caught in a 'what...reactions1comment
