Bowel Resection Surgery...Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Both cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract...
My Long Journey...So I've never really been outspoken about my story but due to everything that's going on and all the support and prayers...reactions5comments
Journey....Having been increasingly ill and being almost unable to eat I was finally diagnosed with Crohns in 1996. A month later an...reactions1comment
A Long Road of Peaks and Valleys , pt 1...(I am thankful for this outlet to tell my story. Like many of us, mine is long and complicated so I will...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
3 Things I've Learned From Dating With IBD...Before I met my significant other, I’d dated off and on. The legitimacy of my past relationships is pretty debatable. I consider...reactions1comment
Absorbing Meds Without a Colon...When you are diagnosed with a chronic disease like Crohn’s Disease or ulcerative colitis, there is a lot of unknowns. While the...reactions4comments
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...reactions2comments
Pain Management with IBD...Pain management for inflammatory bowel disease is something many patients struggle with, myself included. Pain is challenging, especially for someone who has...reactions12comments
Crohn's, Celiac's, (severe) IBD type 5, (severely) Lactose Intolerant, and I'm only 23....Unfortunately this is very long, much longer than I both intended and expected, but I'm not sorry that I wrote all of...reactions3comments
My Crohn's...I was diagnosed with Crohn's at 17, I'm now almost 57. I had a total colostomy at age 20 and have had...reactions3comments
It's Okay to Have Mixed Feelings...Crohn’s disease is a day-to-day disease. One day, I could have a great day. No big stomach issues, no urgency and I...reactions1comment
How Do You View the Loo? - A Post for World IBD Day...A toilet. Loo. Lavatory. Commode. W.C. John. Potty. Latrine. Rest room. Wash room. Throne. Whatever you want to call it, we all...reactions8comments
Diet and Nutrition...Many people have mistaken beliefs about the relationship between food and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative...
Just hang on......Hello my name is Ann. I have had CD for over 36 years. I had one bowel resection in 1993 (one of...reactions5comments
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...
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...
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...reactions1comment
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)...
My Most Vulnerable Mental Health Story......I have gone back and forth in my mind about whether to share this story with my friends on InflammatoryBowelDisease.net as opposed...reactions1comment
