5 Tips For Traveling with IBDTraveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be tricky and very complicated. Traveling internationally even more-so. It can be hard and intimidating at...reactionscomments
Food ExperimentRecently, my father has had trouble regulating his diet for his diabetes. To help him with his diet, my brother, his wife...reactionscomments
It's Not A SurpriseAs a Crohn’s disease patient, there are some hard and fast rules I’ve adapted to over the years in order to keep...reactionscomments
504 ContinuedI recently wrote about how I was having trouble getting an accommodation plan for me at work. For those who are not...reactionscomments
C-Diff - The Gift that Keeps on GivingAs a patient who has lived with GI symptoms and complications for the last 9 years, I have always been aware of...reactions2comments
Doctor Woes Again...My fellow inflammatory bowel disease people, you all can relate that we have been through a handful of doctors. I am not...reactionscomments
What is Your IBD "Elevator Speech"?So we’ve all heard of the elevator speech. So how does it apply to your diagnosis? Well, most people lose interest if...reactionscomments
Disappointing Others Because You Are Not BetterThose of us who suffer from at least one chronic illness probably have people in their life who always seem to wonder...reactions3comments
Just A Call AwayWith all of the stressors that Inflammatory Bowel Disease brings into my life, one thing that does bring me great relief is...reactions1comment
Navigating the First Few Weeks of Pregnancy with IBDThere's no denying that pregnancy and looming motherhood is the most amazing thing in the world. But IBD and the first trimester...reactions4comments
IBD & Fertility: Let's Talk about StigmaNow that I’ve shared my journey to motherhood, and talked about the emotional parallels between IBD and infertility, there’s another piece of...reactions2comments
Keeping Your Disease Private Impacts CaregiversWhen I first started talking openly about my journey with ulcerative colitis, the title of my blog was “Keeping Things Inside Is...reactions2comments
IBD & Fertility: Emotional ParallelsIn my last post, I talked about my journey to motherhood with Crohn’s disease. After nearly a year of trying to conceive...reactionscomments
Managing My Stress These Days!Oh wow, these days it has been crazy busy in my life, and I am paying for it. I find myself running...reactions1comment
How Unpredictability Affects AnimalsIn March, my husband and I brought home a 6 week old puppy. Ollie is the cutest thing we have ever seen...reactions1comment
#FL - Friendship For LifeWith IBD, I’ve found that it's the little things that matter most. In fact, I’ve learned that something as insignificant as a...reactionscomments
Guilt of Failing MedsLet's talk about an uncomfortable topic today: when medications fail you.. rather when YOU failed medications. There is much guilt, anger, and denial...reactions1comment
31 Days of Awareness - 31 Things About MarisaFor the final day of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness month, we asked Marisa - our phenomenal contributor and IBD advocate - 31...reactionscomments
Does All The Trial And Error We Go Through Impact The Ways We Communicate With Our Loved Ones About Their Own Health?Most people who have suffered from a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for a significant amount of time have seen countless...reactions1comment
Physical Therapy after the VentTwenty days on life support was the result of Crohn’s. MERSA and staff infection had taken over my body in the spring...reactionscomments
