We KNOW Our Bodies...Isn't it crazy how much living with a chronic condition shapes us? Especially living with conditions like Crohn's and colitis. Since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, almost ten years ago...reactions1comment
Citrate-Free Humira...I’m curious as I just had my Dr. take me off Humira, and he put me on methotrexate. Now seeing the new Humira, can anyone on the new Humira tell...reactions2replies
The Anxiety of Change...Most people don't like change. I am one of those people. I hate it to be honest. Change brings me anxiety. I almost wish I could change, change. I realized...reactions1comment
I Stopped Eating Breakfast, What to Watch for in Your Littles...I’ve been trying for years to put the pieces together to figure out when inflammatory bowel disease symptoms began to present. Like the point in time, I stopped eating breakfast...reactions4comments
This Year's Stomach Flu, Part 2!...Part 1 of the story can be found here. As I was finishing my tests and waiting for my car to come up from the hospital valet, exhaustion had set...reactions1comment
Intimacy & IBD Symptoms...Intimacy is not something we talk about often enough when living with IBD. People living with many of the symptoms that come with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have a...reactions5comments
Finding Joy...Have you ever noticed people will often try to offer solutions? Such as you just need something to occupy you or you just need a hobby or something that will...reactions1comment
7 questions to ask your doctor when pregnant with IBD...After sharing my first and second-trimester pregnancy updates, I thought today I would focus on dealing with your medical team whilst pregnant with IBD. As I'm in the UK, I...reactions2comments
Probiotics...I have been advised by my consultant to try probiotics to stop the pain in my bowel when in remission. I don't know that anything has changed since I started...reactions2repliesTreatment
IBDers and Salt...Most of us have heard that excessive salt in our diets is not good for us. It can lead to spikes in blood pressure, heart issues, among other things. However...reactions2comments
Between Surviving & Thriving - Still Looking for a Middle Ground...As I’ve begun settling into my early 30’s over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly cognizant of my behaviors. This includes the ways in which I use my days...reactions4comments
The Supportive Husband...The hardest thing about reading my posts if it's your first time is understanding my sense of humor and brutal honesty within it. I'm a bit of a stirrer and...reactionscomments
Diagnosis and Stress...I have been following some IBD accounts on Twitter and find many of the articles extremely interesting and helpful. My own IBD diagnosis came fairly recently, although I had been...reactions3comments
My fight against Ulcerative Colitis...I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1993 at the age of 23. It was so aggressive I was told by my gastroenterologist that I would have colon cancer within...reactions1comment
This Year's Stomach Flu...So I have been hearing about this for a while. The stomach flu was circling around my classroom and the rest of the school. A few weeks ago, I went...reactions1comment
A childhood of illness...My story starts the summer before my freshman year of high school. I ended up going to the first day and then being admitted to the hospital and never making...reactions2comments
42 year IBD veteran but still frustrated...Diagnosed at 20 with Crohn's, board member of a local CCFA chapter, led support groups, etc. I got my ileostomy in 1992, fine for a decade and about nine years...reactions4comments
The Good Thing About Being a Parent with IBD...I would like to start this post by saying that I am not a mother. I had a miscarriage a while ago and ever since, things have been a bit...reactions1comment
Ridesharing and IBD...When I first was diagnosed with Crohn’s, ride sharing was not a thing. I would never get into a cab, as I would fear that I would have an accident...reactionscomments
I'm Just So Tired...It's only been a few months, but I am so tired of all of it. I'm tired of "healthy" blood draws and tests while feeling so ill and in pain...reactions9comments
