The "Big Three" In Crohn’s and Colitis TestingLiving with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis can often feel like being stuck in a maze of doctor visits, medications, and testing...reactions7comments
How to Talk About More Than Your Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseDo you ever feel like when you are at the worst of things with your IBD, all you have to talk about...reactions1comment
What Not To Say To Someone With IBDAs someone who has lived with IBD unofficially for 15 years and officially for 8 years, I have heard just about everything...reactions2comments
How My Ulcerative Colitis Experience Makes Me A Better DoctorStarting my first year as an internal medicine resident has been a strange transition — shifting my role from patient to provider...reactionscomments
Acid Reflux and Crohn's Disease: Understanding the Heartburn ConnectionIf having Crohn's disease isn't bad enough, lots of us struggle with other digestive symptoms alongside it. For me, one of these...reactions31comments
IBD Disclosure in the WorkplaceAlmost a year and a half ago, I left my full time corporate job in patient advocacy at a small biotech company...reactions35comments
15 Questions Every Patient With IBD Should Ask Their GIOne of the best things a patient can be armed with is knowledge. In my experience, the more that I understand about my...reactions9comments
So You've Just Been Diagnosed With Crohn's or UC. Now What?Being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis is a life-changing event. There are likely so many things going through your head...reactionscomments
Understanding Remission in IBDInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family of chronic bowel diseases caused by inflammation in the body, especially in the intestines. IBD...reactions3comments
The Disgruntled PatientIt's 3 p.m. on a Thursday and you’re on your 4th doctor's appointment of the week. Glancing down at your bandaged arm...reactions1comment
My Top Tips for Dealing With the Unpredictability of Living with Crohn’sI've been traveling a lot lately and to be honest, it never gets any easier. Living with Crohn’s disease makes everything I...reactions10comments
Newly Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, Real Words From Someone Who's Been ThereSomeone recently reached out to me, saying they are newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. They told me their medications and basically implied...reactions1comment
My Favorite Snack Ideas for Eating with Crohn's DiseaseDiet and IBD is a complicated subject and one that cannot possibly fit the scope of one blog post. But today I...reactions4comments
Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosis in the Prime of LifeA diagnosis of UC in the prime of one’s life can feel like a slap in the face, jolting you from the...reactionscomments
Avoiding the Doctor to Avoid Bad NewsDid you ever notice that whenever the slightest thing feels off in our bodies, we automatically think the worst? Despite feeling this...reactions4comments
Just Because You Have Crohn's, Doesn’t Mean You Have MY Crohn'sToday I wanted to talk about an issue within our IBD community. It has to do with commenting on other people's health...reactions10comments
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Getting a Handle on Remission and IBDAh, remission. When you hear that word, what does it make you think? Have you ever heard your gastroenterologist utter that word?...reactions8comments
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Managing the Stress of IBD and RelationshipsLet's face it: navigating relationships - whether it's romantic or a friendship - can be challenging. Couple that with chronic illness, and...reactions1comment
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Tired vs IBD Tired“I’m so tired”I’m exhausted.” Everyone has said these words. And everyone has heard someone else say these words. But what do they...reactions5comments
5 Charts that Capture What it's Like to Live with Ulcerative ColitisCharts that illustrate what it feels like to live with ulcerative colitis. When you live with ulcerative colitis or any chronic condition...reactions2comments
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