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I awoke last Saturday morning to my carpet’s being wet. I was on my way to the bathroom (as usual), and I stepped in what seemed to be a puddle. I...

Content note:The content includes information related to mental and emotional distress. Despite normally being happy and optimistic, every now and then the weight of having a chronic illness gets the...

The other day I was waiting in line at the drive-thru. I was very annoyed. You know the thoughts that run through your head: "what's taking so long?" - "the...

I always sit around and wonder, what happens if there are no bathrooms. What do you do? That could be my ultimate fear. I hear horror stories about people with Crohn’s that...

Editor's Note: The content of this article is graphic in nature and may be a trigger for some individuals. To my darling husband, I love you, but I just can't...

Living with a chronic illness like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis can come with so many challenges. The need to depend on other people a lot of the time is...

I try to be as transparent as I can when I do find myself actively blogging, but there will always be things that I choose not to share, for many...

It has only been recently that society has began looking at mental health as something important. There are still a lot of people and communities out there who believe you...

It was 2007 and I had just graduated college. My symptoms were getting worse by the day, but that didn’t stop me from applying to jobs. I applied to over 100...

Life is hard and unfair in so many ways. But people living with inflammatory bowel disease seem to have a harder time with the hardships life has to offer simply...

If you haven't read part 1 of this article, I highly encourage you to do so before continuing on. In an effort to make my point a little easier to...

We just want to say THANK YOU for partnering with us to spread awareness about IBD all month long this May. While awareness doesn’t end in May, we want to...

When someone is initially diagnosed with a chronic condition like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, that person and their family understandably don’t want or need to hear all of the...

I was diagnosed with Crohn's when I was 15. Thats more time alive that I've been living with Crohn's than not! I am now almost 35! EEEK! I am from...

Mental health and physical health are often linked, with one impacting the other. Mental health, in particular, can be difficult to talk about with others, leaving people isolated and without...

We conducted our yearly large survey of people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease and asked many questions about what it's like being diagnosed with IBD as well as living with...

Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can often seem like a constant battle. Battling insurance for coverage, doctors for medications, not to mention your body battling itself. We have to remember...

This past Saturday, May 19th was World IBD Day! This year the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation took a different approach to World IBD Day: This year's theme was IBD Beyond Borders...

So you all know that I have been planning a wedding. The wedding will occur in October of this upcoming year. My fiancé and I picked a place that would be very...

We all get cravings. Whether it's the urge for something sweet, a need for a plate of starchy carbohydrates, or something specific that seemingly comes out of nowhere. But could...