When Switching Doctors: How to Handle Your Records & New IntakeEvery year, many Americans are forced to change insurance companies. Sometimes you are forced to change your care providers and specialists because of new insurance choices about who to include...reactions1comment
It's Never Just a "Normal" ProblemEven people who have nothing wrong with their GI system will and do get stomach aches. When a healthy person gets sick, they heal in a few days. For example, if my...reactions1comment
Spring Cleaning Your EmotionsBitterness, anger, frustration. All of these emotions are quite common among patients living with a chronic illness. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not immune to any of these...reactions1comment
Progress in the IBD WorldI know how easy it is to get frustrated with this disease. After all... I could go on and on. However, with all those frustrations and the terribleness that can...reactions1comment
Dear Husband of a CrohnieTo my darling husband, Sometimes I watch you in awe of how loving you are to our 2 wonderful children and see how caring you are and then... I remember...reactions1comment
They're Not All ShallowDating with a chronic illness such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be more than just a little disheartening. We all fear what others might think of our illnesses, scars, quality...reactions1comment
Ignoring Hunger PainsDo you ever feel those hunger pains but resist eating because you know your body does better when there is minimal food in it? I do. When a person suffers...reactions10comments
Trying New Things: Getting Back to the GymI can’t make excuses, but here I am going to. I wanted to start at the beginning of the year, working out. Of course the first of the year came...reactions1comment
How Humor Helped Me Cope (Part Two)This is part two of a series. You can read part one here. After about ten minutes, I found a tiny ninja staring back at me from my sketchbook. She...reactionscomments
Spring Cleaning with A Chronic IllnessMotivating your family to help with household cleaning can be challenging. For people living with a chronic illness, it can be difficult to ask for more help, or even tempting...reactionscomments
The Nasogastric TubeThe one thing surgeons don't tell you about is the nasogastric tube. The nasogastric tube, otherwise known as a "NG tube" is placed in your stomach after surgery. What does...reactions4comments
Artificial Sweeteners Are Rough On The StomachI am not going to lie, I love diet soda. The taste, the carbonation, it's all good. The only problem is that artificial sweeteners totally destroy my stomach. Don’t get...reactions2comments
Don't Be Afraid to Ask for HelpIt's so easy for me to sit here looking back. I don't have the waves of agony crashing over me, taking my breath away and my ability to focus. I'm...reactions3comments
Sounding Like a Babbling IdiotI had to go to the dreaded ER a few weeks ago. As most of you know, the emergency room is a definite last resort for so many reasons. You...reactions2comments
Changing SchedulesBelieve it or not, our bodies have internal clocks. That is why we sometimes wake up a few minutes before our alarm clock goes off. When we get into a...reactions1comment
What Every Patient Needs to KnowTo all my dear friends living with any form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: you and your life matter. If I could help you realize just one thing, it would be...reactions1comment
IBD's Surprising Symptoms!We hear from community members every day that they wish their friends, family, and even doctors knew more about how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects their day to day life...reactions16comments
Fearing NormalcyI’ve already mentioned this in a previous post, but I’m pregnant. So far, it’s been an unexpected journey that’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I’ve had the normal pregnancy symptoms:...reactionscomments
I'm Always Hungry!For 6 miserable months back in 2008, I was not allowed to eat. I would imagine what it would be like to eat again. I would call my friends, my...reactions1comment
Skin Issues with an OstomyIf you live with any kind of ostomy, you are probably no stranger to skin issues that can come along with it. I do want to preface this by saying...reactions1comment