Living

These are some helpful hints that I've found based on my experience for the person who's been recently diagnosed with IBD. They may even be helpful for those who weren't...

Digestive issues can lead to a lot of confusion. What is causing this pain? Where is the blood in the toilet coming from? Why do I have to use the...

After living with any chronic condition for a number of years, it's easy to forget the person you were before it. Or if you're anything like me, diagnosed as a...

Dealing with an IBD flare is challenging. It can be hard to keep a positive outlook when you're dealing with so much pain and frustration. Even when I'm not flaring...

How many times have you sat in a doctor appointment and felt at a loss for words? Then, the moment you're walking to the car everything you wanted to say...

In the last few articles (What Women Should Know About Living with IBD, and Crohn's Disease in Your Where?), we've talked about the complications that the female reproductive system can...

So many that I sometimes even wonder what kind of person I'd be without my condition. I wonder this simply because all of those embarrassing moments impacted me so much...

One of the worst parts about going to bed with chronic illness is knowing that you’ll wake up still next to it, soon realizing you can’t do a walk of...

I have been there before.  You’re into a great routine working out.  You have been going to the gym week in and week out. You feel great, and then boom! ...

I grew up in a family that didn't speak of politics. I mean, I don't remember politics EVER being brought into a conversation in any family or one on one...

Two weeks ago, I found myself laying on my belly, holding my breath on autocue while desperately wondering how long I could hold off dashing to the nearest bathroom. What...

I have talked a decent amount about how much inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has impacted my relationship with food. I have learned through a lot of your comments, along with...

Friends have come, friends have gone – this is a hard one for me to talk about. Sometimes I feel like I don't have support & resources in others besides...

So you've officially been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, now what? You may be scared, you may even be a little sad or confused. That's okay. It is 100% okay to...

Today I want to talk about how Crohn's disease can manifest in women's genitalia and what complications could possibly arise if/when a woman is struck with symptoms in that area...

I've been living with inflammatory bowel disease since the spring of 2010. Correction, I was diagnosed during the spring of 2010, but I've been living with the condition for much...

I have to admit, I have a strong threshold for pain.  It's probably because of the years and years of spending time in the hospital and surgeries that required major...

When I was 15 I ran away from home. The stress from that triggered a 10kg loss within 2 weeks of my leaving. I was homeless living in hostels and...

With all of the organs involved with Crohn's Disease, it's easy to see how there can be issues with "neighboring parts." Will my sex drive be affected? Are hormones a...

Living with any kind of ostomy can be difficult. On one hand, you have the physical changes a person goes through after undergoing surgery to have an ostomy (permanent or...