15 Questions Every Patient With IBD Should Ask Their GIOne of the best things a patient can be armed with is knowledge. In my experience, the more that I understand about my illness the better I am able to live...Bookmark for later
Explaining IBD to Others: One Spoon at a TimeOften, I close myself off from friends and family when in a flare from ulcerative colitis. The considerate "how are you feeling?" conversations are met with my unenthusiastic one-word answers...Bookmark for later
The Disgruntled PatientIt's 3 p.m. on a Thursday and you’re on your 4th doctor's appointment of the week. Glancing down at your bandaged arm you count the bruises and scabs from a...Bookmark for later
Avoiding the Doctor to Avoid Bad NewsDid you ever notice that whenever the slightest thing feels off in our bodies, we automatically think the worst? Despite feeling this way before – fatigue, muscle aches, urgency –...Bookmark for later
Understanding Remission in IBDInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family of chronic bowel diseases caused by inflammation in the body, especially in the intestines. IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). It...Bookmark for later
My Top Tips for Dealing With the Unpredictability of Living with Crohn’sI've been traveling a lot lately and to be honest, it never gets any easier. Living with Crohn’s disease makes everything I do that much harder. I could have a...Bookmark for later