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When you are down for the count and trying your best to just get through the day due to a nasty flare, it is okay to rest. That's right, I...

This is part of a series about how my ulcerative colitis impacted different parts of my life. This is not my usual type of post. There are no tips, learnings...

I’ve been an over-analyzer since I was a child. You name it, and I’ve thought my way around it in circles. Crohn’s disease, for me, has amplified that tendency one...

Let me be clear. I am not saying that I am smarter than doctors. I did not attend 4 years of medical school plus residency and internship and all of...

When someone receives a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the next question is typically: “Now what?” Learning how to best manage the symptoms of your diagnosis takes time...

For the whole world, this year has been something that nearly none of us have previously experienced. It’s given us a different view and perspective of what health is and...

Quick Recap Welcome back! The last time we were here, I began to unravel the story of turning 39, my geriatric womb, and opening a Pandora’s Box. I also discussed...

Receiving the news of a digestive disorder can seem like, well, a punch in the gut. It can feel overwhelming to think about what comes next. The good news is...

During my first in-person appointment in over seven months, I asked my PCP about seeing a reproductive endocrinologist. You know, to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. She flat-out...

I can feel it coming, a mile away. It starts slow, a nagging reminder in my back and up through my neck that I'm pushing too hard. That my body...

It’s hard when you watch time pass you by while you are incapacitated and feeling sick in bed from a Crohn’s flare. These last couple of months have been hard...

The holiday season is upon us, and regardless of the holidays you and your family celebrate one thing is for sure – there will be a lot of food, quite...

I once joined a Crohn’s and colitis support group. A wide range of individuals attended each week. The ailments they spoke about ran the gamut: skin issues, abdominal pain, frequent...

It's that time of year when everyone starts talking about flu season and sharing flu shot selfies, but this year, much like everything else, the importance of it and the...

Why love and touch matters in intimacy - even when it isn’t sex. Recently, I wrote about why touch, self-talk, and affection in different ways matter most to me on...

There are certain smells that trigger different emotions. As you all know, I spent over one year in the hospital dues to complications with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s. As much as...

In the past, I have suffered from horrible inflammation in my rectum. I always felt like it was engorged, inflamed, and just sore and uncomfortable 24/7. I always had to...

When I was in the hospital in 2002, for my second surgery in two years, I coped by writing poetry. Doctors would come into my room, making rounds, to find...

It wasn’t until about four years after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease that I became interested in approaching treatment holistically.  For the first four years, I only saw a gastroenterologist...

So today I wanted to talk about another nutrition topic and that is fiber. Now if you have IBD, then you're probably very aware of what fiber is: the places...