8 realities of Christmas with Crohn's Disease...The nights are dark and the weather is crisp. Which means we are officially on the countdown to the festive season! There's...reactions2comments
Flying With An Ostomy? It's Okay To Speak Up!...I had a new experience while traveling with my ostomy about a month ago. I do want to say that flying with...reactions5comments
Crohn’s Fatigue and The Rally...Over the past two years, living with a form of Crohn’s symptom remission has been an interesting experience. Not having to experience...reactions6comments
Working Around Crohn's Disease...People have asked me, "how did a nice Jewish boy wind up working for the notorious cocaine overlord Pablo Escobar in the...reactions8comments
5 Ways to Help Navigate Public Restrooms during a Crohn’s Flare...We’ve all been there. You are out in a public place, be it a restaurant or amusement park and the urgency hits...reactions4comments
I was diagnosed in 2015...I was just 15 years old when I experienced heavy rectal bleeding, diarrhea and abdominal pain for a week. I went to...reactions3comments
Overcoming Mental Hurdles of Anemia...Unpredictability reigns supreme in my experience with ulcerative colitis. Each success in managing my disease comes with a twist. My symptoms manifest...reactions3comments
Anyone in a clinical trial for Filgotinib?...I’m just curious if anyone else has been tapped by their physician to try out the latest JAK inhibitor, Filgotinib. The trial...reactions1replyTreatment
Crohn's disease with normal biopsy?...I have lived with chronic pain in my abdomen since I was about 13. I've been told many times I have IBS...reactions4replies
Coping as best I can......Was diagnosed after surgery for appendix which revealed a baseball size mass caused by Crohn's. Lots of loose bowels most of my...reactions1comment
Advice please possible ibd...Hello. My name is Dean and for the past 6 months, I’ve been suffering. I wanted to post in here, in the...reactions2replies
Diagnosed 20 years ago...After suffering most of my life with stomach pains, finally was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 50. Already was diagnosed with Hashimotos...reactions2comments
My Crohn’s life...My Crohn’s disease made its entrance when I was pregnant, so I was hard to treat because the baby had to be...reactions1comment
I was only 11 when Crohn's changed my life forever....Today I am almost 28 years old. It was around this time 16 years ago (Thanksgiving to be exact) that I was...reactions2comments
The Awareness, I Love It...It may just be my lack of watching television or popular shows, but lately, I've really been seeing a lot of good...reactions4comments
IBD won’t win...I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when I was 16. Now, 20, I’ve been through many different kinds and combinations of treatments...reactions3comments
From hopeless to hopeful....Until last Christmas my family has been pretty lucky healthwise. We’ve barely had more than a cold but last fall our 16-year-old...reactions2comments
My Journey...My story begins in 1997 when I moved to Pennsylvania with my sister. I was walking down the street one day to...reactions3comments
Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis...Life with Crohn’s disease can be incredibly varied from person to person. The type and frequency of physical symptoms experienced, treatment response...reactionscomments
The Struggle of Getting an Accurate Diagnosis...I’ve had stomach issues my entire life. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have horrible cramping and felt like my...reactions3comments
