5 Steps to Prepare for Someone Working on Your Home While Dealing With Crohn’sEver have one of those days where no matter how hard you planned around it, everything you did to make it right...reactions4comments
How Crohn's Disease Has Changed My WardrobeI often blog about the physical symptoms of Crohn's disease but forget to consider the many, less obvious ways IBD has impacted my life...reactions10comments
Maintaining Exercise with a High-Energy Menu Plan for Crohn’sMaintaining an active lifestyle and incorporating daily exercise is a significant part of managing Crohn’s. Not only will it improve your mood...reactions1comment
It's Not Me, It's YouI'm sorry, but it's just not me. It's you. You're the problem. You always have been. You're gone now. I'll never miss...reactionscomments
Awareness Days are Every Day for MeHere we are, in the middle of summer now, and another World IBD Day has come and gone. I know many IBD...reactions1comment
Fear of Trying New Treatments Because You've Been BurnedAs people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, saying we endure a lot would be a gigantic understatement. Many of us have...reactions1comment
DrinkingI was raised by a single mother who never really drank. She used to keep a cask of St Tropez white wine...reactions2comments
How I Learned to Accept My IBDInflammatory bowel disease can be a difficult diagnosis to accept. Which is why I didn't. When I was first diagnosed with IBD...reactions1comment
Everything You Need to Know About Vaginal Crohn'sWe all know Crohn's disease can impact every part of our body. From achy joints to sore skin, the manifestations of irritable...reactions1comment
Family Fun Adventures with IBDSummertime is a great time of year. The kids are out of school. The weather is warm and friendlier to joints. No...reactions1comment
Wait, How Much is it?With any disease, it comes with a cost. It’s not just the emotional cost of dealing with something that comes on unexpected. There...reactionscomments
The Hardest Time of YearThis year was probably the toughest year living with my Crohn’s Disease. The weird part? It didn’t even involve surgery - most...reactions1comment
Don’t Ignore Your Mental HealthConcern for mental health and emotional well-being is often overlooked and brushed aside when it comes to treating Crohn’s disease. It’s not...reactions1comment
For the Parent Whose Child was Diagnosed with IBDI see you. I recently spoke during an Inflammatory Bowel Disease event in Iowa and a woman in front of me couldn’t...reactions1comment
Disappointing Others Because You Are Not BetterThose of us who suffer from at least one chronic illness probably have people in their life who always seem to wonder...reactions3comments
No Longer EmbarrassedBowel habits have not always been a subject I was comfortable in discussing...whether it be with family, friends or strangers. Everyone knows...reactions2comments
What Did it Feel Like When You Realized that You Forgot?To be honest, I completely forgot. I forgot what it was like to live a life that didn’t look like this. Labs...reactions6comments
Surviving Heartbreak with IBDSometimes it’s easier to blame every terrible moment on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It seems like the only logical thing to do...reactions1comment
14 Years Later - A Family Room PerspectiveThis room is full of emotions. This is the room that 14 yeas ago, my parents would be pulled from and told...reactions1comment
“Trust Your Gut” & the Irony Behind this SentimentI was a normal 23 year old when my life turned upside down. Outside of a very intense figure skating accident and...reactions2comments
