How Do You Know When You Have A Blockage?Recently, a friend called. She'd only had Crohn's disease a few months, hadn't eaten in a few days, and was now in...reactions3comments
How Has UC or Crohn's Affected Your Relationships?Living with a chronic illness like Crohn's or ulcerative colitis (UC) will test you. It will test your pain tolerance, your patience...reactions2comments
Making Tough Treatment DecisionsIt would be nice if there was one pill that would simply solve ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease – but so far...reactions2comments
Broccoli Mac and Cheese RecipeI used to make this recipe frequently when I was first starting to incorporate vegetables into my diet. Macaroni and cheese is...reactionscomments
Why I'm Sick of Hearing "Never Give Up"Some people say giving up is not an option. They don't just say it, they shout it at themselves through clenched teeth...reactions2comments
Falling in Love, Even with UCI met Z in 2018 over a dating app where I hadn’t mentioned my ulcerative colitis on my profile. I liked him...reactions3comments
Getting Intimate With an OstomyResuming a normal sex life after surgery can be intimidating for both you and your partner. After the intensive surgery that your...reactionscomments
Turkey MeatloafThis is a basic recipe for meatloaf. It uses ground turkey in place of traditional ground beef or pork. I find ground...reactions2comments
Mental Health and Crohn's: Reach OutOne thing I have learned with having Crohn's over the decades is that IBD is unpredictable and even though you may get...reactionscomments
Mental Health and UC ConnectionMy life was total darkness. All around me, the walls closed in. My breath came in shallow bursts. The pain throbbed in...reactionscomments
Why I Won’t Be Taking Prednisone Ever AgainContent note: This article includes content related to suicide, which may be upsetting for some readers. For more information on mental health...reactions9comments
Downloadable Food JournalOne of the most frustrating parts of inflammatory bowel disease is that everyone is different when it comes to how they manage...reactionscomments
Do Acid Reducers Increase the Risk of IBD?You may have heard of a link between using stomach acid reducers and flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several different studies...reactionscomments
Poor Sleep and IBD: Are They Linked?You are not imagining things. That poor night's sleep may have made your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) worse. Poor sleep can increase...reactionscomments
My Take on Biologics?As with IBD, we all react differently to medications and there are dozens of medications, or combinations of medications, on the market...reactions2comments
Tips for Colonoscopy PrepAs a Crohn's patient, I have had numerous colonoscopies (truthfully, too many to count!) and I always like to share tips to...reactions10comments
When Remission Still Doesn't Feel Quite RightI would love it if remission meant I felt back to my normal self. The reality is that losing my colon has...reactionscomments
My Colitis Treatment Journey: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back…Do you ever feel like your life is just constantly one step forward, and two steps back? I have felt this way...reactions10comments
My Journey Towards UC RemissionThe other day, I read a quote that said, "We are all broken... that’s how the light gets in." It got me...reactionscomments
Living With Crohn's: Let's Share Our VictoriesI have found in the past 13 years of living with Crohn's disease that it is those who suffer the most who...reactions9comments
