Beyond the Bathroom: Lesser Known IBD SymptomsWe know that inflammatory bowel disease is so much more than just urgency and diarrhea. Many of the most impactful symptoms happen far outside the bathroom walls. And while some...
IBD's Surprising Symptoms!We hear from community members every day that they wish their friends, family, and even doctors knew more about how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects their day to day life...
Tenesmus: One of the Most Uncomfortable IBD SymptomsEver experience running to the bathroom over and over again because you feel this urgent need to evacuate your bowels? But then when you go, not much or nothing at...
How Can IBD Affect Your Gums and Teeth?I recently had one of my semi-annual dentist appointments and was dismayed to hear that my gums had severely receded since my previous visit. My dentist told me I was...
How IBD Can Impact Your Eyes: Iritis and UveitisWe all know that Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can affect the body in many different ways, both within the digestive tract and outside of it. I have dealt with...
Weird IBD Symptoms: Erythema NodosumCrohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are digestive diseases, but most anyone who has lived with one of these diseases knows that it can also affect other parts of the body...
Weird Symptoms: Pyoderma GangrenosumMany of us know that Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can come with extraintestinal manifestations. In fact, one of the things I know many IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) patients wish...