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My "Unhealthy" Diet with UC...I just made myself a smoothie in a Nutribullet with ingredients I haven’t put into my body in over a decade (gosh, I am old!). This not only makes me...reactions19comments
How Did This All Start?...In the Fall of 2005, I had it made. I was at Shippensburg University, enjoying the time away from home. I was doing great in school, and managing my time...reactions1comment
Sara Ringer...Sara was previously an advocate for InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Sara is a Crohn's disease patient who describes herself as Young and Rectumless, because how many other people can say that? Actually quite...
Caregivers...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), causes chronic inflammation in a person’s digestive tract that can result in a range of different symptoms, such...
Marisa Lauren Troy...Marisa was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13 and had absolutely no idea how much her world was about to be turned upside down. After undergoing many...
Maria Masington...Maria was previously an advocate for InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Maria Masington is a poet, essayist, and short story writer from Wilmington, Delaware. Her poetry has been published in The News Journal, Currents, The Red River Review...
Paul Richman...Paul Richman is an elementary school teacher that battles through the every day struggles of Crohn's. His remarkable story of fighting to stay alive in the early stages of the...
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Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable experience associated with the use of a medical...
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Pregnancy...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)(UC), causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. Common symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. People...
Mental Health...There are a number of misunderstandings about the relationships between emotions, mental health, and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis. For example, some people who...
Smoking...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a condition in which inflammation of the digestive tract causes a range of different symptoms and complications...
Stress...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition of inflammation of the digestive tract. The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Common symptoms of IBD...