Everything You Are...As we fight every day to remember who we were, the person we once were, and how we used to be, we...reactions1comment
Fiber and IBD: Friend or Foe?...Understanding diet and IBD can be a bit of a minefield at times. Some days you can eat anything you fancy and...reactions5comments
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
Australia is behind the times - IBD...I'm frustrated. In Australia, there is very little support or organisation for people with IBD. There is not even any statistics or...reactions1comment
Is there light at the end of the tunnel?...Hello! I am not sure I belong in this forum, since I have not been diagnosed yet. However, my doctor suspects of...reactions8comments
Has anyone tried the Cambridge Diet (or now known as the 1:1 diet)?...Hi everyone, I have been on steroids for almost a year to calm down my Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis and have gained...reactions8replies
Just Me & My Crohn's...June 23rd 2009... I was 11 years old and it was the day I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. It has been...reactions3comments
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 Patient...After 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
Did my GI doctors do a colonoscopy too soon?...Is it possible for a doctor to do a colonoscopy too soon? Resulting in nothing showing up on the colonoscopy? Looking for...reactions6replies
Is it possible for Crohn's to not show up on a colonoscopy?...Hello! I am going through some health issues that started In January and we still don’t have answers. I’ve had 2 egd...reactions3replies
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
Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 2...In my last post, "Preparing to Become a Mother with Crohn's Disease - Part 1", I shared several of the things that...reactionscomments
I’m Here. How Can I Help? 5 Ways to Be Supportive...There’s a lot of pressure and misunderstanding about mental health. Knowing what to say and do can be tricky. You can be...reactionscomments
Spotlight on... Weather!...Whether it’s the heat and humidity or wind and the cold… we hear from many IBD community members that weather can strongly...reactions10replies
Confusing Things going on - need advice!...Hey everyone, So I wanted to write here after I found another very informative post a while back about colonoscopy coming back...reactions10replies
Guided Meditation...Meditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain...reactionscomments
Living With IBD: A Podcast Interview with Natalie Hayden...I recently interviewed InflammatoryBowelDisease.net advocate Natalie Hayden for the Health Union podcast, Living With. Natalie talks about her diagnosis and how her...reactionscomments
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