7 questions to ask your doctor when pregnant with IBDAfter sharing my first and second-trimester pregnancy updates, I thought today I would focus on dealing with your medical team whilst pregnant...reactions2comments
Pregnancy Diaries: My Third TrimesterHi all! Wow-doesn't time fly! It doesn't seem like five minutes since I was writing my first-trimester diary and now I am sitting...reactions1comment
What Your Doctor Says Vs What Your Doctor Really MeansI've been having a lot of conversations with doctors recently and receiving many of those 'follow-up' letters through the post. I'm not...reactions2comments
What IBD Self-Care looks like for meSelf-care is a bit of a buzz word at the moment. It's often talked about in relation to fancy candles or expensive...reactions1comment
Pregnancy Diaries: The Second Trimester with Crohn's DiseaseA few weeks ago, I shared my journey of navigating the tricky first trimester of pregnancy with IBD. Now I've managed to...reactions2comments
Things to Consider Before Trying to Conceive with IBDIs there ever a right time to have a baby? In honesty, probably not. For regular folk, trying to conceive is stressful...reactionscomments
Working from home options when living with IBDRecently, I wrote about how beneficial being my own boss is for me and, by extension, my illness. Since leaving full-time employment as...reactions1comment
7 things I wish I'd known about Humira (before I started it!)I am almost six months into my Humira journey now-and I thought I'd spend some time today sharing the things I wish...reactions1comment
9 New Year's Resolutions Everyone with IBD Should MakeIt's time once again to reflect on the year gone by and set intentions for the one ahead. When it comes to...reactions2comments
Navigating the First Few Weeks of Pregnancy with IBDThere's no denying that pregnancy and looming motherhood is the most amazing thing in the world. But IBD and the first trimester...reactions4comments
Getting appy: The apps I use to manage life with Crohn'sAm I the only one who's a bit of a phone addict? Perhaps it's the fact that so much of our support...reactions1comment
Why I am Fed up of Making Sacrifices to be WellUsually, my posts on here are brimming with positivity-but today as I type, I can't help feeling despondent (indulge me please; I...reactions1comment
Meet the Woman Turning IBD into an Art ExhibitionOne of the biggest problems we all face in raising awareness of IBD is that it's so difficult to explain. Everything from...reactions1comment
Why my Mental Health is So Much Worse When FlaringMental health is something we're talking a lot about at the moment. Thankfully, we've come some way in banishing the stigma around...reactions1comment
The 7 Most Stupid Myths I've Heard About IBDOne of the most frustrating things about living with IBD is the MANY myths we hear about the condition. Whether it's from...reactions3comments
8 tips for flying with IBDSummer is upon us and for many of us, that means jetting off to somewhere exotic. When I was first diagnosed, I...reactions1comment
5 tips for living abroad with IBDMy Crohn's Disease journey actually began in China-of all places. Despite having symptoms for almost 12 years when living in the UK...reactions1comment
7 Awkward Moments When Using a Public BathroomBathroom. Toilet. Restroom. Loo (as us Brits are prone to calling it). Whichever phrase you prefer to use, there's no getting around...reactions1comment
Do I know myself better than my medical team?Self-advocacy is a funny word. It's something I've always tried to encourage in my writing but lately, I'm struggling with a different...reactions1comment
