Living

Recently while in the hospital, I came down with a case of blepharitis. I’m still not sure why these types of infections happen, but when they do, I always wake...

When I thought of this title, I had my husband at the forefront of my mind. Why? Because he is absolutely useless at this one! His inability to advocate for...

Unfortunately, there is a stigma in our society about seeing Holistic or Naturopathic Doctors. Overall, the consensus is that those types of doctors are quacks, uneducated, and quite dangerous. I...

I used to be a real shady person. I didn’t tell people where I was going, and who I was dating. I thought I was cool in college. As I...

Living with Crohn’s disease sometimes feels like it’s very own full-time job. Managing appointments, scheduling labs, arranging and sitting for and recovering from infusions, getting appropriate nutrition, taking and refilling...

In the past, I've experienced over 2 years of constant, chronic fatigue. I spent years prior to that, dealing with UC and pouchitis and managing to plod on through life...

We asked you, our community members, "Do you have any words of encouragement for getting through a bad day with Crohn's or colitis?". The responses we received were so powerful...

So you've been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and if that wasn't bad enough now your doctors are throwing around the "S" word. Surgery. I remember when the word surgery started...

Recently my nephew turned three years old. In previous years, I have missed his birthday parties because I was out of town for work. It always broke my heart not...

Living with chronic illness sucks. Over the last 16 years living with IBD, I can't even count the number of times I have been on a no-solids diet. I'd consume...

In addition to being a Crohn’s patient and a mom, I am also a Health Coach who works with other Crohn’s patients and moms. So, the topic often arises about...

Being told “I think your symptoms are psychosomatic” by a member of your healthcare team, can feel like a massive kick in the teeth. So, you’re saying, you think my...

Fatigue. Exhaustion. The physical weariness. It’s not something that my GI doctor or my primary care physician often ask about, and it’s not something that my symptom tracking apps usually...

Since giving birth to my little boy almost three months ago, I've been fortunate enough to have access to free counseling, or more specifically, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This was partly...

We are going on almost seven weeks since stay at home orders were activated and my husband came home to work. That’s almost seven weeks of running a 24-7 diner...

Woody Allen once joked, “death is like a colonoscopy; life is the prep.” Whatever you think of Mr. Allen, it’s hard not to enjoy this quip. It’s a brilliant commentary...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual care. Whether you have been using telehealth for...

Ulcerative colitis: a name not quite as catchy as Crohn's disease but one that leaves little room for ambiguity. For something so currently ingrained into my everyday being, the disease...

Today is one of the posts that I wish I'd had in hand almost two years ago when I embarked on IVF. You wouldn't think that fertility and Crohn's disease...

The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency...