My Experience With Crohns Disease and Miscarriage (Part 2)I shared in the first part of this article about how my hormones have impacted my Crohn’s disease. From my monthly cycles...reactionscomments
Pancaking TearsToday I want to cry. I'm 13 years post-surgery for Crohn's disease and I'm not exactly a newbie at the game. I'm...reactions2comments
Crohn’s Disease Has Made Me Very Comfortable With NeedlesWhen I was a young kid, I was terrified of needles. I used to invent excuses not to have to visit my...reactionscomments
7 Things to Do After a Crohn’s Hospital StayStaying at the hospital for an extended period of time is never ideal. Whether it's for a bad flare or something else Crohn's-related...reactions2comments
Living with the Unknown as a TeenagerFirst, as a new contributor, I want to THANK the community advocates team at inflammatoryboweldisease.net for the invitation to offer support and...reactions4comments
Take the Person Before Patient SurveyThe Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with...reactionscomments
The Weight Gain StruggleYou aren’t alone if you are struggling to gain weight, I’m right there with you. It’s such a strange thing because as...reactions21comments
Planning for and Managing a Move With Crohn'sRecently, I wrote about my experience searching for a new house with IBD during a pandemic. I wanted to share more about...reactionscomments
Classroom Colitis SetbackLooking into the face of the commode, the evidence was displaying its ugly self. The mean-eyed gurgle, ping, and growl of my...reactionscomments
Being Selfish With Crohn'sChoosing yourself may sound easy, but it’s actually quite difficult. It takes a bit of skill. Many of us may like to...reactions2comments
Exercising with Crohn's: Getting Back Into ItThis year has proven to be one of the toughest years mentally for many people. As much as I wanted to exercise...reactionscomments
My Top 5 Tips To Avoid Painful Blood Draws and IVsGetting your blood drawn can turn into a painful and unpleasant event real fast. Oh yes, I have had my fair share of...reactionscomments
Dear Prednisone...Dear Prednisone, Oh, how utterly difficult you can be. Whenever you are given to me, I am met with the most conflicting...reactions7comments
Five Trigger Foods You Might Want To Avoid With Crohn's DiseaseDiet is a tricky subject. No two Crohn’s patients are identical. A food one patient can tolerate, another might find troublesome. What...reactions1comment
Hydration: The Significance and the StruggleOne of my biggest struggles with Crohn’s disease has been staying hydrated. It is something I have struggled with for years and...reactions2comments
Food & Self Acceptance Part 1My relationship with food has always been a complicated one. Even without taking my condition into consideration. I was diagnosed with ulcerative...reactionscomments
I Have Poop Coming from Where?!“I never thought something like this would happen to me...” is a phrase that often comes to mind on my journey with...reactions5comments
When Your Friends Give You Stay At Home OrdersI fully confess that lately, in order to avoid thinking about the decline of my own health, I've been doing something I...reactionscomments
Thriving with Crohn's DiseaseSeven years ago, I was not sure about anything. I’d been debilitatingly ill for a while already, with no answers and no...reactions3comments
Disability StigmaI recently ran across a post by a young woman who was told to “just apply for disability,” in response to her...reactionscomments
