The Chronic Crohn's Life...Hi! My name is Patrick and I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease when I was in college at the age of 19. It had a devastating affect on me physically...reactions2comments
Nicole's Crohn's Story...Hi my name is Nicole and I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 1996. After numerous tests and being very very sick we finally got started on treatment. Had surgery in...reactions4comments
The Out-of-Body Patient Experience...There is something that happens to me often when I am hospitalized for a long time, I have a major surgery, or even if I have to go through a procedure...reactions1comment
Ulcerative Colitis Statistics...Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner surface of the rectum and colon (part of the large intestine) become inflamed. It has no...
Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosis...Ulcerative colitis is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical exam, laboratory tests, and endoscopy. The first goal is to determine what disease is causing the symptoms. Then your health care provider...
Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms...The hallmark symptom of ulcerative colitis is bloody diarrhea. Other common symptoms include abdominal pain, urgency, and the feeling of an incomplete bowel movement. Ulcerative colitis may also cause symptoms...
Ulcerative Colitis Treatment...Ulcerative colitis is a condition of long-term (chronic) inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Symptoms of ulcerative colitis are rectal bleeding, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. People with ulcerative colitis alternate between...
My life with crohns...Hi my name is Sarah I got diagnosed with crohns when I was 18 and just two days after I got diagnosed I turned 19 when I got diagnosed my...reactions3comments
Too Much......After Christmas Day 2007, I found myself still in Temple Hospital. The surgeons came into my room to remove the staples from my chest. Can you imagine getting 83 staples...reactions1comment
Disordered Eating and Body Issues with IBD...For an outsider who doesn't really know that much about Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, they might not understand how IBD impacts almost every facet of a person's life. Eating...reactions24comments
My story...My name is Carole Melendez and I am 48 years old. I was diagnosed with Crohns in 2013 but I think I have had it since I was a teenager....reactions2comments
A Doctor's Big Heart...In February 2009, I decided to fly to the Cleveland Clinic. Why you ask? I wanted to see doctors that were the best in the world. I had read and...reactions1comment
Amber Elder (Colitis Ninja)...Amber was previously an advocate on InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Amber became a ninja in 2011 when she began her battle with ulcerative colitis. In 2013, her colon declared an all out war...
Have Bag, Will Travel...Not long after my 30th birthday, the first symptoms appeared: blood in the toilet bowl! I thought I’d better see my GP. Some inner health plus, stool samples and antibiotics...reactions4comments
My First Surgery - Part 1...Dr. John Rombeau greeted me in the pre-operating room at Temple Hospital on the morning of December 17th 2007. It was around 6:30 A.M. and I was getting ready to...reactionscomments
Crohns and I Own it...After 8 years on Humira, my Crohns decided to hit me with a vengeance. Nov 2013 I was so inflamed that nothing would pass thru until I started that dreadful...reactions2comments
Crohn's Disease in America 2016...The Crohn’s Disease in America 2016 online survey was conducted to gather insights from over 2,000 individuals currently diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. The primary goal of this research was to...reactionscomments
Why IBD Patients Are Petrified of the ER...I was at an event where a friend of mine who suffers from Crohn's disease was having issues and really did belong inside of the hospital. He was a plane...reactions6comments
The Gastrocolic Reflex: “Food Goes Right Through Me!”...Have you ever eaten a meal and almost right after you've eaten, you are rushing to the bathroom to have a bowel movement? You've probably used the phrase "Food goes...reactions14comments
5 Essential Tips for Newly Diagnosed Patients....Finding out you have a chronic illness comes with a lot of feelings; from the moment you are diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, your world forever changes. In the past you...reactions1comment
