Living

Figuring out what to wear with an ostomy, especially in the beginning, can be frustrating, discouraging, and a little scary. It's easy to feel like your bag will be visible...

Inflammatory bowel disease affects everyone different and we value each and every story from our community. You can share your personal story in our Stories section or weigh in by...

Self-care is a bit of a buzz word at the moment. It's often talked about in relation to fancy candles or expensive skincare-but for those of us with IBD, self-care...

Have you ever noticed that your inflammatory bowel disease tends to get worse during times when you’re under a lot of stress or perhaps when you’re trying something new? For...

People who live with chronic illness are often accustomed to feeling guilty when they aren't able to do something. Whether it's filling an extra shift at work, attending a party...

Brain fog. It's a funny term, which while not often medically used, manages to perfectly encapsulate the struggles of its symptoms when your brain just feels as if it's wrapped up...

As I write this, I am delicately sipping disgusting colonoscopy prep. It's been a beast of a day. I've cried. I've vomited. I've spent hours in the bathroom. It hasn't...

I just experienced something brand new to me and I wanted to share it with you all in case you have gone through a similar situation. This involved a pharmacy...

Yea, Crohn’s and colitis have some great medications that help us with the effects.  For some of us, we achieve remission.  Some medications come in pill form and there are...

Read part 1 here. Ask your GI about support groups in the area. Look online for support sources and groups that seem credible and legit. Visit university IBD Center websites...

You can say that many Crohn’s medications are great for you. They are! If your body adapts to them, you can live a semi normal life. I could imagine others who take...

This is only a story. It is not meant to scare anyone out of treatment or surgery. It's simply meant to tell the story of a beautiful young women I...

Recently, a lot has been talked about how Blake Beckford - ulcerative colitis advocate and model - was refused entry into a toilet at his local shopping mall. It has...

Self-advocacy is a funny word. It's something I've always tried to encourage in my writing but lately, I'm struggling with a different kind of dilemma: Is self-advocacy working with your...

Everyone has a nighttime routine they follow before collapsing into bed at the end of the day. For some, the typical bedtime routine may include having a small snack or...

I was recently watching an episode of Ted Talks. If you're not familiar with Ted Talks, it's basically a "nonprofit dedicated to ideas worth spreading" - Defined by their Facebook...

It all started about two weeks ago. I was helping a friend move, and I had received a horrible cramping pain in my stomach. I didn’t make anything of it...

Bathroom. Toilet. Restroom. Loo (as us Brits are prone to calling it). Whichever phrase you prefer to use, there's no getting around that using one in public is AWKWARD! I'd...

There are a lot of questions people ask when I tell them I'm flaring. Most of the questions are about how people can help, what they can bring over and...

Being diagnosed with any chronic condition is overwhelming in itself. Being diagnosed with IBD is especially hard because there are many topics related to our condition that even doctors disagree...