Living

There are moments as an IBD mom when you realize that all you do day in and day out to manage your disease carries over into how your children face...

I have always struggled with iron deficiency anemia since being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2011. Since my diagnosis, I have been prescribed a million different types of iron supplements...

One challenging aspect about IBD is it can interrupt sleep. Most of us need 6 to 8 hours to feel refreshed. This is often difficult with Crohn's disease and ulcerative...

The sight of blood makes me queasy. I've never had a strong stomach for it. Not even fake gore in horror films or television shows. And if it’s my own...

Looking OK does not equal feeling OK, and this is one of the most frustrating things when it comes to having an invisible illness such as ulcerative colitis. Anyone that’s...

In addition to living with Crohn’s disease, I’ve also struggled with infertility. In 2018, I went through almost a year of fertility treatments after a year of trying to get...

Since being diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2009, I have been on 7 different medications. I started with Pentasa, dabbled in Remicade, Humira, Cimzia, and Azathioprine, tried Stelara, and am...

I have a lot of regrets when I look back on the journey my ulcerative colitis has taken. I can see many times when I should have done things differently...

"Mommy, why do you look like a squirrel with a mouth full of nuts?" When my son was little, he often asked this question as we looked through family photos...

Having ulcerative colitis or an ostomy can make meals out feel daunting. You name it, we've probably considered (and gotten anxious about) it! I also feel paranoid about how long...

My most notable Crohn’s symptom has always been pain. The kind of pain that has me doubled over, curled up in the fetal position, begging the universe for any kind...

I recently wrote an article about the one relationship that is affected most by IBD, and that is the relationship we have with ourselves... Between constant battles with fatigue and...

I wrote an earlier blog post about an intestinal resection, a common type of surgical procedure for Crohn’s disease that I had many years ago. That post seemed to attract...

Ever since I could remember, I thought that inflammatory bowel disease caused people to only lose weight. I remember being 160 pounds, on major doses of prednisone, and thinking, “After I...

I have been living with Crohn's disease since 2009 and working with those in the IBD community since 2018. During this time, I have seen and heard a lot of the...

If you haven’t read my previous article, click here. In that post, I discuss my serious relationship and our desire to start a family. I ended with the question that tends...

There's nothing quite like a soothing cup of tea to start or end your day. For some, that might be in the form of traditional tea, Earl Grey, or perhaps...

I HATE resting. I have never been very good at it. It always feels like there’s so much to do! Work needs doing, my daily exercise to help fibromyalgia pain...

"Can anyone offer 'natural alternative' suggestions for someone living with ulcerative colitis?" As I was scanning social media one evening, I noticed this question posed by someone on my newsfeed...

I don’t know if it’s the same in the U.S., but here in the UK, people with inflammatory bowel disease often don’t get offered the mental health support they so...