Sharp pain, burning sensation, Please advise!...Hi everyone , I’m writing to everyone here ... Very briefly..; I have been diagnosed with mild proctitis in March then with...reactions3comments
How to Protect Your Engagement Ring From Crohn’s...It wasn't even 8 am when my eyes fluttered open. I reached for my phone with one hand, as I rubbed the...reactions1comment
A Hard Life (Part 1)...After my first J-pouch surgery, life was pretty complicated. It took time to adjust. Life with an ostomy was a big adjustment...reactionscomments
Recalls...Oh Listeria, the thought of having it still haunts me today. Listeria, as I wrote in a previous article, is a food...reactions1comment
Self-Care in the Hospital...During the first several years I was sick, I spent a considerable amount of time alone in the hospital. My first real...reactions2comments
Why I am Fed up of Making Sacrifices to be Well...Usually, my posts on here are brimming with positivity-but today as I type, I can't help feeling despondent (indulge me please; I...reactions1comment
The Walk 2018...I participated in the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCFA) Take Steps walk in Philadelphia for the 12th year. I do every year, and...reactionscomments
The Truth About Love...I rave a lot about my husband. I talk about him everywhere, and I praise him and his ability to just be...reactions1comment
IBD & Fertility: My Journey to Motherhood...If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I was born to be a mother. I started babysitting at age...reactions2comments
Meet the Woman Turning IBD into an Art Exhibition...One of the biggest problems we all face in raising awareness of IBD is that it's so difficult to explain. Everything from...reactions1comment
Survivor's Guilt...This is only a story. It is not meant to scare anyone out of treatment or surgery. It's simply meant to tell...reactionscomments
This Place I Call Purgatory...I'm surrounded by 4 walls. I've never been to jail. But I can imagine this feeling is the closest I could come...reactions1comment
Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed: Part 3...Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed – Part 1Helpful Hints for the Newly Diagnosed – Part 2 Organize with your HR department...reactionscomments
First Week at the New School...For those who don't know, I started teaching at a new school in my district this week. I was at a new...reactions1comment
"Have fun...and take pictures"...I am so many things to so many people. Wife, mommy, daughter, friend but I never thought I'd say charity case. I...reactions2comments
Living with Crohn's disease and erythema nodosum...I do not have the story to encourage. But if you listen to my story, then thank God, because he has given...reactions3comments
Sickforever...I have had crohns since I was a teenager, I have tried every drug out except the biologics. I was in the...reactions6comments
The Amazing Powers of Words...Over the years, I have been on the receiving end of many comments that I’ve perceived as insensitive or uncaring; I now...reactions4comments
10 years with Crohn's...Hi there! Ten years ago when I was 12, I was diagnosed with moderate to severe Crohn's disease throughout my GI tract...reactions4comments
Jeness' Story...Hi I am Jenness. I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in 1992. I have not had any surgeries yet. The past three...reactions2comments
