World IBD Day: In 2019, is awareness of IBD actually any better?Awareness is a word we hear a lot about when it comes to living with IBD. And with each World IBD Day...reactions2comments
Why IBD Awareness MattersIBD...a fad it seems? When I was diagnosed about 12 years ago, I rarely saw commercials for medications to help with IBD...reactions1comment
Parenting and FatigueBeing a parent is a tiring job, and often, life with a chronic illness often comes with fatigue. Both together can be...reactions2comments
IBD Outdoors: A Guide to Adventuring with IBDWelcome to my new series as we transition into Summer living in the Midwest! While I’m absolutely no survivalist, having quite a...reactionscomments
Beginner's Guide: What to Pack For A Weekend AwayWhen I was first diagnosed, I had no idea how to pack a bag for a vacation or week away without overpacking...reactions1comment
Traveling and IBDTraveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is always interesting. Especially so when bringing up the topic of international travel! A lot of people...reactions1comment
Australia is behind the times - IBDI'm frustrated. In Australia, there is very little support or organisation for people with IBD. There is not even any statistics or...reactions1comment
About To Live My Best Life, But First... Infusions! [PART TWO]Part one of this post can be found here. I saw the IBD specialist. It was a journey. Between insurance mix-ups and...reactionscomments
About To Live My Best Life, But First... Infusions! [PART ONE]Lately, I’ve really been feeling the need for change. Not just lately. It actually started a while ago. I’ve spent much of...reactionscomments
Things That Annoy Me As A PatientAfter being a patient for more than 15 years, there’s a lot I’ve observed - good and bad. More recently, I’ve been...reactions3comments
Do you wait for the other shoe to drop too?Life is not always smooth sailing. Some days I wondered what I did in a past life to deserve this one or...reactionscomments
Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 1In my last post, We Have to Plan to Plan - Life & Routine with IBD, I talked about how my Type...reactions14comments
Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 2In my last post, "Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 1", I shared several of the things that...reactionscomments
You know you've had IBD far too long when...When it comes to IBD, we're all in the same boat, but you can usually spot the difference between the newly diagnosed...reactions3comments
I Don't Know How to Tell You This, But...I don’t know how to tell you this, but… I have Crohn’s disease. I think about the times we say something like...reactionscomments
Guided MeditationMeditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain...reactionscomments
Remembering To Take Certain Medical Opinions With a Grain of Salt: Part 2If you haven't had a chance to read part 1 of this article, I highly recommend doing so before continuing on. If...reactions1comment
Living With IBD: A Podcast Interview with Natalie HaydenI recently interviewed InflammatoryBowelDisease.net advocate Natalie Hayden for the Health Union podcast, Living With. Natalie talks about her diagnosis and how her...reactionscomments
A Letter to MyselfDear Self, For twenty years of your life, you had an “iron stomach.” No foods bothered, you, and you were the “good eater”...reactions2comments
A Letter to my newly diagnosed self...To my newly diagnosed self (in 2013), I'm nearly six years into this Crohn's malarky now so I thought it only right...reactions1comment
