When Managing Your Health Becomes A Full-Time Job: The Weight of Coordinating Care...As someone who’s lived with Crohn’s for the last 16 years, I’ve noticed there’s a moment that happens for many of us...reactions8comments
Why IBD Can Cause Weight Gain...A big question in the IBD community is whether living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis can cause weight gain. I know...reactions94comments
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Health Resources...Living with a chronic illness is about more than just physical symptoms. It also impacts how you think, feel, and act. For...
Bathroomphobia: Crohn's Bathroom Anxiety...It was very hard to come up with a title for this article since I am not really sure that "bathroomphobia" is...reactions38comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent...
Managing Anxiety When Waiting For Your Next Flare To Strike...Like many of you, I have Crohn’s disease. I’ve had it for 22 years and while I’ve certainly learned how to manage...reactions2comments
Learning About Anemia The Hard Way With UC...One of the worst ulcerative colitis flares I've experienced landed me in the hospital. Granted, I was young and ignorant about the...reactions25comments
What To Eat For Colonoscopy Prep: A 48-Hour Food Guide...Ah, colonoscopy prep. The mere mention of it probably makes you want to run and hide. Trust me, I've been there more...reactions10comments
The Battle of Lettuce...Before I got diagnosed with Crohn's, I loved all food. Even those green vegetables that most young children can not stand. Of course...reactions7comments
A Guide To The 6 Types of Clinical Trials...When many people think of clinical trials, they may think of testing a new experimental drug or taking a placebo pill. But...reactions1comment
The "Big Three" In Crohn’s and Colitis Testing...Living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis can often feel like being stuck in a maze of doctor visits, medications, and testing...reactions7comments
What Not To Say To Someone With IBD...As someone who has lived with IBD unofficially for 15 years and officially for 8 years, I have heard just about everything...reactions11comments
How My Ulcerative Colitis Experience Makes Me A Better Doctor...Starting my first year as an internal medicine resident has been a strange transition — shifting my role from patient to provider...reactionscomments
Acid Reflux and Crohn's Disease: Understanding the Heartburn Connection...If having Crohn's disease isn't bad enough, lots of us struggle with other digestive symptoms alongside it. For me, one of these...reactions31comments
IBD Disclosure in the Workplace...Almost a year and a half ago, I left my full time corporate job in patient advocacy at a small biotech company...reactions35comments
15 Questions Every Patient With IBD Should Ask Their GI...One of the best things a patient can be armed with is knowledge. In my experience, the more that I understand about my...reactions9comments
So You've Just Been Diagnosed With Crohn's or UC. Now What?...Being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis is a life-changing event. There are likely so many things going through your head...reactionscomments
Understanding Remission in IBD...Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family of chronic bowel diseases caused by inflammation in the body, especially in the intestines. IBD...reactions3comments
The Disgruntled Patient...It's 3 p.m. on a Thursday and you’re on your 4th doctor's appointment of the week. Glancing down at your bandaged arm...reactions1comment
My Top Tips for Dealing With the Unpredictability of Living with Crohn’s...I've been traveling a lot lately and to be honest, it never gets any easier. Living with Crohn’s disease makes everything I...reactions10comments
