The Looming Fear of the Next Flare...When's it going to happen next? Oh, you know what I'm talking about. That moment when your inflammatory bowel disease randomly, haphazardly, decides to interrupt your day and your life...reactions1comment
Nutrition is Different for Everyone with IBD...When people first ask me to explain how my Crohn's disease affects me, there are a lot of questions related to diet that follow. I have my own "elevator speech"...reactions3comments
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Home Health Care with IBD...When I was discharged from the hospital after my year-long stay, they had to send me home with a twenty-four-hour nurse. A nurse? Why would I need a nurse? The...reactions1comment
How I Told My Boyfriend About My Ostomy...The day I decided to tell my boyfriend that I had an ileostomy, I was a nervous wreck. In my head, I rehearsed what I should say. I wanted the...reactions2comments
Holidays, IBD & Food...With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take a moment to remind a few people that the holidays are not easy for many of us. For people who...reactions4comments
Vitamin D and IBD: What's the Link?...Now we're officially approaching freezing weather territory, there's one vitamin we're far more likely to be deficient in: Vitamin D. We all know that we're much more likely to have...reactions2comments
Would like to know, how many Crohn’s patient get the flu shot?...Hi, I was wondering how other Crohnies feel about the flu shot. I was diagnosed in 1991 with Crohn’s/colitis. Have had many surgeries including a total colectomy in 2004. Up...reactions5replies
Stop Looking Back; Look Forward...It's so easy to think about life before diagnosis. Reminiscing about that precious time of invincibility. Whether you were going to have a "feel good" day was the furthest thing...reactions1comment
Blood work says I have Crohns but not biopsy...I had test done in August, finally went back to dr. And he told me my biopsy looks good but blood shows crohn's. And which way SHOULD we go ?...reactions1reply
Should my health insurance pay for my dental work?...If Crohn's Disease can effect your gums and teeth along with medications to treat CD, wouldn't it make sense that having to have permanent bridges placed, that your Healthcare Insurance...reactions2replies
Am I getting closer to diagnosis?...Hello, I am new here and new to this disease. For the last four months I have had severe abdominal pain (made worse when eating). After every meal, I would...reactions1reply
Jenna Farmer...Jenna Farmer was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2012, after suffering from symptoms for 12 years. She is passionate about raising awareness of the disease and the realities of life...
My name is Andrew T. and I was recently diagnosed with Indeterminate Colitis...My name is Andrew and I'm a teen male living in Austin, Texas. In mid Sept 2017, I had just started a 2 week long school break and on Monday...reactions2comments
Crohn's a sucks...I was reading about all these people on facebook that had Crohn's and their stories, and my heart just breaks. I was diagnosed with UC at the tender age of...reactions10comments
Meet the Woman Turning IBD into an Art Exhibition...One of the biggest problems we all face in raising awareness of IBD is that it's so difficult to explain. Everything from our ulcerated colon to our overwhelming level of...reactions1comment
How Can IBD Affect Your Gums and Teeth?...I recently had one of my semi-annual dentist appointments and was dismayed to hear that my gums had severely receded since my previous visit. My dentist told me I was...reactions7comments
Ufc Champion George St.Pierre...George has been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis he will Champion our cause just like he did in the Octagon....reactions2comments
