What Does a Crohn's Flare-Up Feel Like?Living with Crohn's disease inevitably involves flares. These are times when inflammation increases and symptoms worsen. It is uncomfortable, painful, and draining...reactions8comments
Chronic RoutineIn the years since I first showed symptoms of Crohn’s disease, I have gotten intimately familiar with what the chronic illness journey...reactionscomments
Parenting with IBDI totally get those who say that they don’t want to have children because of how hard it is to just care...reactions1comment
Being Asked How You're Doing DailyThankfully, I have a very caring mother who is worried about me for obvious reasons. However, every day she asks me how...reactions8comments
Community Views: Fatigue, Pain, and Accidents, Oh My!Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be painful and messy. So many symptoms can make life challenging. InflammatoryBowelDisease.net has a forum...reactionscomments
Pulling Yourself Out of the Lowest of LowsIt's hard to have a good day when every day seems like the worst. Experiencing repeated Crohn's or ulcerative colitis flares can...reactions9comments
Is There Such a Thing as Talking Too Much About Your Disease?I remember when I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2009. It was just shy of my 24th birthday and I...reactions2comments
My IBD Glossary for the Newly DiagnosedIt is a pretty scary time when you start having symptoms that you cannot figure out or understand. It's sometimes even scarier...reactions6comments
Finding an Outlet When Struggling With Ulcerative ColitisLiving with ulcerative colitis can be difficult, requiring constant attention. After being diagnosed, I felt that my life had been upended. I...reactionscomments
Weathering UC During Life's Storms"Storms make the oak grow deeper roots." –George Herbert Last night, I saw rippling streaks of lightning across the black night sky...reactions2comments
Managing My Anxiety With Ulcerative ColitisThroughout my life, I've often been plagued by 2 a.m. thoughts, sweaty hands, and constant what-ifs about worst-case scenarios. Anxiety is a...reactionscomments
Amplifying Our VoicesIt's a new year and with a new year comes new dreams, new goals, new aspirations and more ways to create change...reactions3comments
A Brain-Dump On New Year's With Chronic IllnessIt’s hard not to get the New Year’s blues when everyone around you appears to be moving forward with life. I see...reactionscomments
Your Mental Health is Equally ImportantHolidays can be a fun and happy time of the year, but for many people, it can also be very stressful. To...reactionscomments
Putting On My "I'm Not Sick" FaceDuring the early years of my ulcerative colitis diagnosis, I used to go about my days wearing a mask. Not a surgical-style...reactions7comments
Congratulations | Insurance x Crohn'sThe other day I received my new insurance card in the mail. Seems odd considering it was the end of June and...reactions1comment
You Can't Cheat IBDOne of the worst parts of living with inflammatory bowel disease has to be that there is no way out. There's no...reactions1comment
We're Afraid TooAs someone living with Crohn’s disease, I can easily, at any moment in time, list a number of things that I’m afraid...reactionscomments
Holiday Gifts For Loved Ones With IBDDuring the holiday season, advertisements bombard everyone through TV, social media, emails, radio, gigantic billboards, etc. No matter where our eyes land...reactionscomments
Combating UC Fatigue Without CaffeinePresently, I have a love-hate relationship with caffeine... Growing up in a South Asian family where tea time is a cultural norm...reactions4comments
