Living

I was reading the article "Crohn's Disease Surgery Scars" on this site recently, and have great respect for Matt's honesty about his feelings about his scars. I can relate. My...

After being lucky enough to spend a few years free of hospital admissions, I struggled with 2 back-to-back admissions over the last month. A quick-onset Crohn's flare brought me to...

My life was total darkness. All around me, the walls closed in. My breath came in shallow bursts. The pain throbbed in my gut and drummed on incessantly. It was...

The In America survey is now closed A diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis can bring about an array of emotions, from frustration to relief. The lack of information...

I used to experience so much anxiety when I needed to use the toilet away from home. Whether it was when I was at work, out shopping, or in a...

Sleep with IBD is a difficult topic for many of us. Research has found about 75% of people with active disease report disturbed sleep, whether that's due to symptoms keeping...

I know the pain instantly. It's a pain, unlike any others. Different from menstrual cramps. Different from gas pain. Different from a night of drinking too much. The ulcerative colitis...

I had a very difficult, complicated year in 2021. I have lived in and out of the hospital due to several health events, learning to live and thrive on enteral...

Despite being actively ill with other diseases, including a troubling GI diagnosis, this is the closest I’ve come to deep and clinical remission in all 17 – going on 18...

Often, 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...

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Remission is what most people with IBD are striving for. It's also what our healthcare team is striving for, for us. However, what that actually means can be really confusing!...

A recent study has found psychological stress may be linked to IBD flare-ups,  with the study concluding, "The main takeaway is that psychological stress impedes the body's ability to fight...

You will often hear people with IBD saying, "I'm fine," "I'm OK," or even, "I'm good." But are we really fine, OK, or good? And what are some of the...

"Psst! Come closer. You know you want a sip." That’s what I heard in my head as I looked inside my tiny classroom refrigerator before heading to lunch with my...

Spice. It is what runs the economy on planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's novel (turned blockbuster movie) "Dune." It also appears to be an excellent way to improve gut health...

It was a hot June morning when I was sitting across the table from a client at the local Panera Bread when suddenly, it felt like a cold heavy wet...

In 2014, when my son was 12 years old, I began to worry that his growth was slowing, as he didn’t seem to be moving past the 5th percentile in...

Most of us would love to take a medication and never experience any side effects. Who wants to deal with a skin rash or heightened energy or hair loss or...

I had my partial colectomy on April 10, 2014. I remember that day vividly, as it was the day that my life changed for the better. The warm, spring day...