Five Trigger Foods You Might Want To Avoid With Crohn's DiseaseDiet is a tricky subject. No two Crohn’s patients are identical. A food one patient can tolerate, another might find troublesome. What...reactions1comment
Hydration: The Significance and the StruggleOne of my biggest struggles with Crohn’s disease has been staying hydrated. It is something I have struggled with for years and...reactions2comments
Garden FrittataBack in the '90s, the slogan for eggs was "The Incredible, Edible Egg" which went along with a catchy tune to describe...reactionscomments
Food & Self Acceptance Part 1My relationship with food has always been a complicated one. Even without taking my condition into consideration. I was diagnosed with ulcerative...reactionscomments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactionscomments
I Have Poop Coming from Where?!“I never thought something like this would happen to me...” is a phrase that often comes to mind on my journey with...reactions5comments
When Your Friends Give You Stay At Home OrdersI fully confess that lately, in order to avoid thinking about the decline of my own health, I've been doing something I...reactionscomments
Thriving with Crohn's DiseaseSeven years ago, I was not sure about anything. I’d been debilitatingly ill for a while already, with no answers and no...reactions3comments
Disability StigmaI recently ran across a post by a young woman who was told to “just apply for disability,” in response to her...reactionscomments
My Humira Diary: Month 4Editor's Note: Response to treatments are different for every person. Please discuss any concerns about medications with your healthcare professional. For the...reactionscomments
Dear 16 Year-old, Newly Diagnosed SelfDear 16 year old me, In 3 days you will be diagnosed with something that will change your world, little girl. You're...reactionscomments
Major life changes due to diagnosisFor many people, a diagnosis of IBD has brought about some pretty major life changes. For some, that has been purely dietary...reactions1comment
To The Newly Diagnosed, I See YouYou've just been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. You're scared and a little embarrassed to even say the words. You don't want...reactionscomments
Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed - Part 1These are some helpful hints that I've found based on my experience for the person who's been recently diagnosed with IBD. They...reactions1comment
AngryI will admit I still get angry. I still get angry at the fact that about 5 years of my life was...reactions3comments
Paper Products PrincessConfession time ... I’m a toilet paper snob. Yep, it’s true. For this UC sufferer, I possess real discriminating tastes towards the...reactions1comment
When You Feel Better but Your Test Results Say OtherwiseFriends, we all know that having Crohn’s disease is quite the journey. Talk about ups and downs, right? We all go through the...reactions5comments
When You Don't Know What to SayTo say that being diagnosed with Crohn’s is difficult is an understatement. In addition to suddenly living with a life-long illness, we...reactionscomments
My Experience With a Study on the COVID-19 Vaccine in IBD PatientsLet me start by saying I think clinical research is incredible. I have worked professionally as a clinical research coordinator in a...reactionscomments
Acceptance and Home Health CareMissed Part 1 and Part 2 of this series? Check out here what you've missed so far. We last left off talking...reactionscomments
