Krystal Miller

I was lucky. I have always been an intuitive person. I've always just “known” things and have even been lucky enough to have a mother that encouraged following that instinct...

How many times have you walked into the Emergency Department and tried to accurately explain why you are in there? Do you think that they understand that you are (if...

I've recently lost a fair amount of weight and I can't really say that the feedback has been fantastic. I wanted to write about it and my hubby wanted to...

Oh you know the drill. You may be sitting there taking it all in and thinking everything those loved ones are saying is gospel. Loved ones don’t specifically have to...

Have you ever noticed people will often try to offer solutions? Such as you just need something to occupy you or you just need a hobby or something that will...

The hardest thing about reading my posts if it's your first time is understanding my sense of humor and brutal honesty within it. I'm a bit of a stirrer and...

Dear Krystal, It’s kind of weird to write this because all the way along our journey, I’ve never really felt like I would change much. In fact, I’ve always felt...

I totally get those who say that they don’t want to have children because of how hard it is to just care for themselves with IBD. I get those who...

Read the first part of this article: World Ostomy Day to Me Part 1 What does World Ostomy Day mean to me? Post surgery, our first stomal meeting was very...

What does World Ostomy Day mean to me? I grew up in a family where we didn’t talk or acknowledge that my aunty had an ostomy. It was all hush...

How are you today? Well... YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!! ;) There is nothing like a performance by someone who has truly known disease and illness or suffered in some...

I rave a lot about my husband. I talk about him everywhere, and I praise him and his ability to just be his hairy adorable self! But its not always...

A close work friend of mine has Crohn's Disease also, but has not yet had any surgeries. She like me also has a multitude of other medical issues, and we...

I was raised by a single mother who never really drank. She used to keep a cask of St Tropez white wine in the fridge, but I don’t really ever...

Eff Your Beauty Standards is a movement created by Tess Holiday and it's one I am extremely passionate about. Media in all manners, including social media, all promote a certain...

I'm going to blame the fact that I've only ever known life being sick as the excuse to why I am so socially awkward. You'd assume that because I live...

I live in Australia and Bali is like our go-to place for quick, tropical, and CHEAP holidays. Bali comes with risks though. Bali was until recently considered a third world...

Editor's Note: The content of this article is graphic in nature and may be a trigger for some individuals. To my darling husband, I love you, but I just can't...

I was diagnosed with Crohn's when I was 15. Thats more time alive that I've been living with Crohn's than not! I am now almost 35! EEEK! I am from...

Recently, a lot has been talked about how Blake Beckford - ulcerative colitis advocate and model - was refused entry into a toilet at his local shopping mall. It has...