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Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed – Part 1Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed – Part 2 Organize with your HR department tentative time off. Be prepared and know your...

Living with any chronic condition can be lonely. Many of us have friends and family, but how many of us have people who really understand what we are going through?...

Trigger WarningThe content includes information related to mental and emotional distress and it might be upsetting to some people. If you or someone you know have thoughts of suicide, have...

It'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 you count the bruises and scabs from a...

Trigger WarningThe content includes information related to mental and emotional distress and it might be upsetting to some people. If you or someone you know have thoughts of suicide, have...

The majority of people who suffer from a chronic illness like Crohn’s Disease or ulcerative colitis (IBD) have to see their share of doctors. Aside from a gastroenterologist and primary...

For those who don't know, I started teaching at a new school in my district this week. I was at a new school with new people and new schedules. I was...

Over the last month, my fiancee and I began the painstaking process of moving into our new home. This is my third move since this Crohn’sflare began in 2012. I...

Trigger WarningThe content includes information related to mental and emotional distress and it might be upsetting to some people. If you or someone you know have thoughts of suicide, have...

Mental health is something we're talking a lot about at the moment. Thankfully, we've come some way in banishing the stigma around mental health conditions and have begun to recognize...

It's 4am and I'm just getting home from the gym. This was my first time going back in a while. I honestly can't remember the last time I worked this hard in...

As stated in the last article, I and two other counselors took a group to Bush Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. In this piece, I want to speak about how hard...

One of the most frustrating things about living with IBD is the MANY myths we hear about the condition. Whether it's from the media, through a 'friend of a friend'...

Trigger WarningThe content includes information related to mental and emotional distress and it might be upsetting to some people. If you or someone you know have thoughts of suicide, have...

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, “anemia is a condition where a person has a lower than a normal number of red blood cells...

When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I didn’t take it seriously. I thought all I had to do was take a few pills and my life would get...

The big trip of the summer took place last week. As you all know, I work at a camp in the summer.  We take our kids to Williamsburg for two...

If you’d told me when I was 15 that I’d one day write a comedy show about Crohn’s disease I would have thought you were crazy. Looking back at my...

In just a few short days, I will be returning to my extreme happy place. A place that I have been attending since I was five years old. Every summer...

On my very best health day, IBD can still be challenging to me. Whether it’s subtle symptoms, remembering to take my medications, medication side effects, or even just realizing some...