#FL - Friendship For Life...With IBD, I’ve found that it's the little things that matter most. In fact, I’ve learned that something as insignificant as a hashtag can make a great and lasting impact...reactionscomments
What type of articles or recipes would you like to see more of?...Use this space to tell us what type of articles or recipes you'd like to see more of on inflammatoryboweldisease.net! We would love to hear from you!...reactions7replies
Intense abdominal pain...Hi new to this, but need to see if anyone else has experience the same pain as me. I've had Crohn's for 6 years and had surgery to remove part...reactions3repliesSymptoms
A Hard Life Part 2...Read part one here: A Hard Life Part 1 So there I was. Alone. Sitting in a tub full of running water. Nothing but an ostomy bag and belt on...reactions1comment
This is my story......Hi - just joined so thought I would share a semi brief of my life with Crohn’s. Diagnosed 13 years ago after about 18mths - 2 yrs of symptoms. Too...reactions2comments
Please explain your joint pain...I get pain in ankles, wrists, fingers, lower back. Only last a few seconds then it goes. Comes & goes in different areas all the time. Recently woke up without...reactions5replies
Will I Be Enough? Thoughts from an IBD Mom...The past few nights I've laid awake in bed. Holding on tightly to my pregnancy pillow. Feeling my baby girl kick and punch her way around my abdomen, as another...reactions2comments
Does All The Trial And Error We Go Through Impact The Ways We Communicate With Our Loved Ones About Their Own Health?...Most people who have suffered from a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for a significant amount of time have seen countless doctors of a wide range of specialties. A...reactions1comment
Physical Therapy after the Vent...Twenty days on life support was the result of Crohn’s. MERSA and staff infection had taken over my body in the spring of 2007, and my body could not keep...reactionscomments
My Feelings on Using ADA Accommodations at Large Events...In my last post, I talked about Securing ADA Accommodations at Large Events, and listed some of the benefits to asking for assistance when navigating events with Crohn’s disease and...reactionscomments
Chronically Vigilant...Recently, I was asked how living with an invisible illness affects my daily life. I have to be completely honest, upfront before I say anything else. My response to this...reactions2comments
Bitter Party of 1: Remission News Felt Like a Big Fat Lie...Earlier this year, in order to avoid a colonoscopy, I participated in a non-invasive test that would provide real-time pictures of my insides. The results provided good news. Yet, it...reactions8comments
Different diagnosis .. indeterminate colitis...Hi guys. New here so will try to cut down my story so I don’t ramble on!! Basically I have had many symptoms of diarrhea, cramps, fatigue, frequent sudden urge...reactions2replies
Tips For Explaining IBD...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be difficult to understand, let alone explain to other people. Not to mention, there tends to be a lot of confusion among the general public...reactions1comment
Therapy - Does it Work? Part 1...For years, I struggled to figure out what went wrong with my surgeries. Why did I spend over a year fighting for my life, while many were successful right off...reactions1comment
Approval of Biosimilar Hyrimoz™ (adalimumab-adaz)...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hyrimoz for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Crohn’s disease in adults, ulcerative colitis, plaque...reactionscomments
A Letter To My Long Gone Colon...You're gone. It hurts. Well mentally. It hurts mentally because you were actually the cause of my physical pain. There are days I wish I was normal. I wish you were normal...reactions1comment
MY DANG TEETH...Just now I had another filling come out. This is around the 5th or 6th one. Since I have had Crohn's I have had 6 root canals, and had to...reactions3replies
Getting appy: The apps I use to manage life with Crohn's...Am I the only one who's a bit of a phone addict? Perhaps it's the fact that so much of our support for the illness can be accessed on our...reactions1comment
Stares at a PICC Line...I got my PICC line about 2 months ago after several hospital stays during the month of April. Due to the only very small veins in my hands and feet...reactions2comments
