Patient vs. Caregiver Part 1...All of my life I've been a patient and a caregiver. I've taken care of myself and my family. I've managed to maneuver through my condition as well as the...reactions1comment
Sharps Disposal...There seems to be a nationwide issue of safely disposing of Sharps after we’ve used them. Disposal sites can be hard to access and there are rules that vary from...reactions1comment
What I See When I Look in the Mirror...They change through the years. With age, with experience, with health. For me, the way I look at myself and what I see looking back has completely changed since my...reactions2comments
ADA Accommodations in the Workplace...I was three weeks into my first major job after graduating from college when I began experiencing symptoms of Crohn’s disease. I worked in a very small office, with two...reactions3comments
My Comfort Items for Crohn's Flares...Usually, I spend my sick days in the spring and fall wrapped up in a blanket on my front porch, just hoping the sun will hit my face. It's the...reactions3comments
My Journey with Bowel Diseases and More...I have had 3 Endoscopes and 2 Colonoscopies within a 5 year period. In that time frame, I was diagnosed with silent Gerd, Gastroparesis, Irritable Bowel Disease, Barrett's Esophagus, and...reactions1comment
The Embarrassment Tends To Go Away When You Realize You're Helping Someone...Recently, someone semi-close to me was in a mental health crisis. Something happened that apparently triggered a lot of terrible thoughts and feelings that he had on and off since...reactions1comment
Award Winning Performance...How are you today? Well... YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!! ;) There is nothing like a performance by someone who has truly known disease and illness or suffered in some...reactions3comments
Advice for Planning a Destination Wedding with IBD...“There’s no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.” - Frank Herbert Every single person has their happy place. Sitting in the sand, next to a body...reactions2comments
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 sleep from my eyes with the other. Then...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. I felt a lot of relief really soon...reactionscomments
Welcome to Crohn's and Colitis Stories...At InflammatoryBowelDisease.net, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with Crohn's or colitis can be a challenge, but the more we share and support one...reactions4comments
Join us on Instagram!...The Inflammatoryboweldisease.net community is live on Instagram! We’re excited to continue sharing the same great information and messages about living with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis as part of the...reactionscomments
5 MORE Ways My Dogs Help Me Through an IBD Flare...One of the most popular articles I've written for inflammatoryboweldisease.net is '5 Ways My Dogs Help Me Through an IBD Flare.' It got such a fantastic response from everybody that...reactions1comment
Recalls...Oh Listeria, the thought of having it still haunts me today. Listeria, as I wrote in a previous article, is a food born bacteria infection due to bad lunch meat...reactions1comment
Julie Marie Palumbo...After spending 10 years in the Financial Industry and suffering from a chronic illness, Julie decided to pursue a career in what she had been passionate about for years--creating a...
My road trip through life: currently in stand still traffic about to run out of gas...It's 11:30 on a Friday night. 4 hours ago Clementine (my 3 year old daughter) and I were making homemade sugar cookies that looked like monsters. It was raining outside...reactions2comments
What are your "safe foods" that never make you sick?...When I was flaring, I often felt like there was literally nothing I could eat that wouldn't make me feel sick. However, the truth was there were at least 5...reactions7replies
What is your favorite form of movement?...Hey All! As a Health Coach and Crohn's patient, I highly value working out, however, I am always mindful to not push my body too far physically and emotionally. My...reactions5repliesDiet & Nutrition
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 admission was almost 3 weeks long, and while...reactions2comments
