New Years Resolutions: Setting Myself Up with Goals or Disappointment?...I am a person who always gets excited for a new year. It signifies a fresh start for me. A chance to...reactions1comment
New Diagnosis and Learning...I am so glad I found this site! I was starting to feel like I was crazy I have always had a...reactions2comments
Holidays Are For Healthcare Providers, Too...Happy holidays everyone; it's insane how fast 2017 passed by. In honor of the holidays and December being my 3 year anniversary...reactions1comment
Sometimes, I Really Miss Wine...It's Christmas. Well... almost. In fact, alcohol consumption tends to be highest in the weeks leading up to it than the day...reactions10comments
Not All Holidays are Created Equal...For many people, holidays are a point of struggle. Memories, sometimes even flashbacks of hospital visits, can linger, blocking good holiday cheer...reactions4comments
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...
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...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...reactions10comments
