Living

When you live with a chronic illness like ulcerative colitis, it can be difficult to know what exactly warrants a trip to the emergency room or hospital. I know going...

I’ve posted a ton on this site over the past few years. Although I’ve shared a great variety of things, I think a lot of it seems to come off...

I've been writing about my experiences of IBD, pregnancy and beyond so today I thought I'd broach the topic of breastfeeding. Like most aspects of IBD, this seems to be...

I’ve known my body for 33 years. I know how it feels when I eat something I shouldn’t. I know how I feel when I am starving, and I know...

Bacteriotherapy - what is it? Antibiotics usually take out ALL the bacteria, including the good bacteria in addition to the bad bacteria (C. Diff) that we are targeting. Because of...

I became an active member of the online Inflammatory Bowel Disease community back in 2014, and I now run a Facebook group, #IBDSuperHeroes. I feel very fortunate because it’s generally...

When my health began to tank several years ago, I was spinning out in a severe flare-up. I have Crohn’s, Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Quite a mix...

We seem to see gut health being discussed more and more frequently at the moment, but some topics are still very for taboo. For women, in particular, it seems it's...

While ulcerative colitis may come with a ton of potential symptoms, rectal bleeding is a huge issue for many patients. Understandably, it is very troubling to see the toilet bowl...

When we think of symptoms that come with Crohn’s Disease, we often think of stomach irritation, nausea, bloody stools, and the occasional joint pain. However, my journey with Crohn’s started...

Living with an invisible, chronic disease like ulcerative colitis is no picnic. I am sure those of you reading this who suffer from this form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

I think that people who do not live with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis do not realize how much deeper IBD affects people. We are not just living with diarrhea and...

For twenty-seven years, I have been going to my happy place. My happy place is camp. Camp is the place where I spend all of my summers. I started as...

You aren’t alone if you are struggling to gain weight, I’m right there with you. It’s such a strange thing because as a female, being skinny in our society is...

I have a serious love-hate relationship with the internet. On one hand, I love that I can connect with other patients with just the stroke of a few keys on...

Summer is a great time of year. Longer, warmer days; fun outdoor activities; and somewhat of a looser schedule...what's not to love? However, one great pastime of Summer that may not always...

The music was loud. My friends were all having a great time in the bar. And there I was. In the bathroom stall. Hurting. Nervous. Upset. Then, I heard someone...

We all know that when battling a flare-up, being in the comfort of your home is the best option. But unfortunately, real life doesn’t always make that possible. We might...

Most of us have heard the term “noncompliant.” We tend to hear this being said often in the medical world. That term, to me, has a negative connotation. It kind...

I’ve written about "My Journey to Motherhood", the "Emotional Parallels" I’ve found between Crohn’s Disease and Infertility, and the "Stigma" I’ve experienced with both conditions. I wrote about parts of...