Living

It’s the end of the year. It’s hot, the kids are starting to lose their cool. I notice that teachers are walking down the hallway shaking their heads; ready to be...

So you have a bowel disease, it’s horrible and it brings a lot of self-confidence knocks, anxiety and feelings of inability. Sometimes you have to quit your job because it’s...

The day that your baby is born you are handed this beautiful blob of delicious smelling bliss and... a massive load of mummy guilt. Mummy guilt is the universe's way...

I recently came across a quote on Instagram that made me pause and reflect. It said: "I am the type of person that will sit in the bathroom and cry...

I am a completely functional human being. I wake up every morning, get washed and dressed.  I have my breakfast and then go to work. I am a lucky person that...

I had some crazy procedures done during my 371 straight days in the hospital. I would argue that the doctors really wanted to try everything they could to send me home...

We are now in full swing with the spring weather and before we know it, summer will be here! Most people recognize the seasons for what they are: different weather...

When you are diagnosed with a chronic disease like Crohn’s Disease or ulcerative colitis, there is a lot of unknowns. While the statistics are approximated, roughly 40% of people who...

I have gone back and forth in my mind about whether to share this story with my friends on InflammatoryBowelDisease.net as opposed to solely on my website. I often wonder...

It’s here, its finally here!  This Sunday March 21 is the CCFA Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter Walk for a Cure.  I really enjoy this, for many of reasons. I have lots...

In honor of IBD Awareness Month, we'll be interviewing members of the online IBD community, sharing their stories, and helping to raise awareness and understanding about Crohn's disease and ulcerative...

Thankfully, I have a very caring mother who is worried about me for obvious reasons. However, every day she asks me how I am which includes how I slept, how...

It can be really hard to be happy when living with an autoimmune disease. Debilitating symptoms, isolation from friends, food anxiety, chronic pain and fatigue and other aspects of our...

When I was little I was very close to my single mother. I took on the role of being her supporter and best friend and did everything I could to...

In 2011, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. If I knew then what I know now, I think it would not have been as difficult for me when I realized...

Finally, the winter is over!  Even though it wasn’t particularly bad weather-wise, everybody looks forward to Spring.  It stays lighter out later into the night, the warm sunshine brings happiness...

Every year, many Americans are forced to change insurance companies. Sometimes you are forced to change your care providers and specialists because of new insurance choices about who to include...

Even people who have nothing wrong with their GI system will and do get stomach aches. When a healthy person gets sick, they heal in a few days. For example, if my...

Bitterness, anger, frustration. All of these emotions are quite common among patients living with a chronic illness. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not immune to any of these...

I know how easy it is to get frustrated with this disease. After all... I could go on and on. However, with all those frustrations and the terribleness that can...