Living

This post was actually inspired by a very good friend of mine, Sarah Kay Hoffman. She runs a blog and also has Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We met during a patient...

I am a face of “Invisible Illness.” I want to show you what living with “invisible” me is like, in hopes others struggling with illness know “I see you.” I...

Chronic illness has a way of hurting you not just physically, but mentally as well. It’s trying and exhausting to constantly feel bogged down by the fear of your next...

As a new mom with Crohn’s disease there are many decisions and moments where your disease plays a role in how you take care of your child. Before my son...

In the days following the massacre in Las Vegas there are no words to truly capture the heart-wrenching feelings that overcome us all. It’s mind boggling to even try and...

I see it every year, more pictures of friends expanding their families, getting engaged, traveling the world with groups of friends. And I get sad. It's an initial wave of...

Throughout the month of October, we’ll be spreading the word about invisible illnesses and what it’s like to live with a disease people can’t see. Today, we’re featuring part 2...

As much as we love spending time with our little pumpkins over the summer, it’s kind of nice when they go back to school and we get a break from...

I realize how awkward that must sound coming from an IBD patient. I mean really, once you’re diagnosed, what could possibly not be about inflammatory bowel disease? At times it...

There's a certain funny feeling in my gut (no pun intended) I've had lately that has made me feel ill at times. The real irony is that it isn't my...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family of chronic bowel diseases caused by inflammation in the body, especially in the intestines. IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). It...

No one ever wants to hear bad news. But after you've been sick for a long time, hearing the words "we found the issue" sure is reassuring. But what about...

Some people say giving up is not an option. They don't just say it, they shout it at themselves through clenched teeth while lifting something heavy over their heads for...

Hi everyone! I wanted to start off with this video of me swallowing an NG tube a few months ago while I was in the hospital. As you can see...

There are so many positives to practicing yoga. For me, short-term it changes my mood, my level of anxiety and relaxation and it seems to actually help calm down my...

Do you ever feel like when you are at the worst of things with your inflammatory bowel disease, all you have to talk about is what is happening to your...

Ever experience running to the bathroom over and over again because you feel this urgent need to evacuate your bowels? But then when you go, not much or nothing at...

There was a time when nobody went on TV and talked about what was happening deep inside our colons. Do you remember that time? It was called the 90s. It...

Living with a chronic illness is hard. I realize what an understatement that must seem, but many people will never come to that realization. The reality of living with chronic...

This week marks two years since I had 18 inches of my intestine removed. I’ll always remember the apprehension and fear I felt in the days leading up to bowel...