Probiotic Craze...The pain in my stomach at times was unbearable. I felt like my stomach was going to pop from all the air...reactions2comments
5 Tips For Traveling with IBD...Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be tricky and very complicated. Traveling internationally even more-so. It can be hard and intimidating at...reactionscomments
Food Experiment...Recently, my father has had trouble regulating his diet for his diabetes. To help him with his diet, my brother, his wife...reactionscomments
It's Not A Surprise...As a Crohn’s disease patient, there are some hard and fast rules I’ve adapted to over the years in order to keep...reactionscomments
504 Continued...I recently wrote about how I was having trouble getting an accommodation plan for me at work. For those who are not...reactionscomments
Did I walk around smelling all day?..."I would just want to crawl in a hole and die if I walked around smelling like sh*t. Even worse if others...reactions2comments
C-Diff - The Gift that Keeps on Giving...As a patient who has lived with GI symptoms and complications for the last 9 years, I have always been aware of...reactions2comments
Doctor Woes Again......My fellow inflammatory bowel disease people, you all can relate that we have been through a handful of doctors. I am not...reactionscomments
What is Your IBD "Elevator Speech"?...So we’ve all heard of the elevator speech. So how does it apply to your diagnosis? Well, most people lose interest if...reactionscomments
Disappointing Others Because You Are Not Better...Those of us who suffer from at least one chronic illness probably have people in their life who always seem to wonder...reactions3comments
My 27 year journey so far......I do not often talk about my illness to people or write it down, however I will for this Community. This is...reactions3comments
Video: Invisible Illness - We Live it Every Day...In this video, I talk about the importance of being seen by others who may not struggle with a chronic condition that...reactions1comment
Building a chatbot to help me cope... A what??...Hi all, this story starts about 10 years ago when I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. At first, I just tried to...reactions2comments
Just A Call Away...With all of the stressors that Inflammatory Bowel Disease brings into my life, one thing that does bring me great relief is...reactions1comment
Navigating the First Few Weeks of Pregnancy with IBD...There's no denying that pregnancy and looming motherhood is the most amazing thing in the world. But IBD and the first trimester...reactions4comments
IBD & Fertility: Let's Talk about Stigma...Now that I’ve shared my journey to motherhood, and talked about the emotional parallels between IBD and infertility, there’s another piece of...reactions2comments
Keeping Your Disease Private Impacts Caregivers...When I first started talking openly about my journey with ulcerative colitis, the title of my blog was “Keeping Things Inside Is...reactions2comments
IBD & Fertility: Emotional Parallels...In my last post, I talked about my journey to motherhood with Crohn’s disease. After nearly a year of trying to conceive...reactionscomments
Managing My Stress These Days!...Oh wow, these days it has been crazy busy in my life, and I am paying for it. I find myself running...reactions1comment
How Unpredictability Affects Animals...In March, my husband and I brought home a 6 week old puppy. Ollie is the cutest thing we have ever seen...reactions1comment
