A Not-So-Daunting Transition to a New Medication...After managing ulcerative colitis with 5-ASA medications for nearly a decade, I recently took a significant step in my treatment plan by...reactions1comment
Diversion Colitis...Diversion colitis is inflammation of a part of your colon that no longer has stool passing through it. This inflammation is usually...
Dear Sunshine, Please Go Away. My Crohn's Hates You....It's still August, but I am officially done with summer. Anybody else the same? Each year when April and May come around...reactions9comments
Just Me & My Crohn's...June 23rd 2009... I was 11 years old and it was the day I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. It has been...reactions3comments
Years to Diagnosis, Significant Impact to Mental Health...Like so many others, it’s been a long journey and I know I've still got further to travel. I’ve had pain since...reactions2comments
Coping with UC Flare-Ups...Each year we ask people with inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis, to tell us about their lives in the IBD In...reactionscomments
Sex? What’s that? - Intimacy and IBD In America 2019...Intimacy, whether it includes sex or not, remains an important factor in a person’s life, despite age or chronic health conditions. Unfortunately...reactions1comment
What is a Fistula?...A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ and another structure. Fistulas develop when an organ becomes inflamed or injured. They...
Grady Stewart...Grady was previously a health leader on InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Bonjour! Je m’appelle Grady. I hail from the great, historic, and colorful city of...
Intestinal Blockages...Blockages (obstructions) within the digestive tract are a common complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Two causes of blockage in people with...
Other Inflammatory Bowel Diseases...Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease. However, there are several other diseases that cause...
Navigating Crohn’s and Mental Health as a Young Adult...Crohn's is an unrelenting disease. It can feel like it will never stop. There are some days you want to give up...reactions1comment
The Best Hack I Discovered While Experiencing a Crohn’s Flare...One of the most common side effects of having a Crohn’s or UC flare is dehydration. Since we are constantly using the...reactions15comments
Transitioning to Home Healthcare for Infusion Medication...As a Crohn’s patient, I was prescribed my first biologic in early 2016, just a few months after my official diagnosis. When...reactions1comment
Planning Events with Crohn’s: Stress Lowering Tips...Planning a wedding (or other major events) as a healthy person can be stressful, but planning a wedding with a Crohn’s diagnosis...reactions2comments
UC and Chronic Pain...As I'm sure you all know by now, ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms can vary from person to person. Unfortunately, that's the nature...reactionscomments
Managing Nausea with Ulcerative Colitis...There it is again, that feeling of nausea with ulcerative colitis. My stomach lurches. I run to the bathroom, ready to vomit...reactions2comments
My Blood Clot, Thanks to Ulcerative Colitis...In 2021, I started to flare worse than any flare I’d had previous to this. My body was not responding to my...reactions15comments
The Ins and Outs of Starting Biologic Injections...Many Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients are prescribed a biologic treatment, where the method of delivery is via IV infusion or...reactions3comments
Myths and Misconceptions...There are many myths when it comes to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Unfortunately, many people do not...
