New medication - Inflectra : side effects?...Hi everyone! I have recently started Inflectra (28-10-21) and I have noticed that I have more diarrhea than prior my perfusions. Has anyone experienced this? Thank you! Valerie...reactions2replies
A False Sense of Urgency...Lately, I’ve been experiencing a new phenomenon in my life with inflammatory bowel disease. Up until recently, I was a first-thing-in-the-morning pooper. I knew that in the hour between waking...reactionscomments
Terrifying stool culture/lab results...So I was diagnosed with colitis 3 years ago but I was never told exactly what colitis it was. I assumed ulcerative and I avoided doctors and tried to pretend...reactions3repliesCopingNewly DiagnosedTests
How My Crohn's Can Make Me Feel Like an Outsider...Crohn's disease can easily make you feel like an outsider. Why? It often exacerbates a sense that you are not like others. It also frequently alters your priorities away from...reactions4comments
Life Is Still Beautiful With Crohn’s...I realize this can be a loaded phrase, and it’s okay to disagree with me, but I am just sharing my opinion: I think despite being diagnosed with the horrid...reactionscomments
National Stress Awareness Day: Is There a Link to IBD?...Emails. Phone calls. "Chat" messages. "Ms. Musick, can you help me?" Teach. Change Class. Change subject matter. Bell rings. Intercom interruptions. As a classroom teacher, I am inundated with daily...reactions1comment
CONSTIPATED AFTER IBS FLARE/BLOODY DIARRHEA ...Hi again, In my previous post I talked about my IBS which I had this past Saturday night. After the attack, I had intermittent bloody diarrhea through Sunday night, and...reactions2replies
Should We Be Talking Surgery Earlier?...A question I'm often asked, and one that I’d like to pose to you is, "Do you think our healthcare team should be bringing up surgery sooner rather than later?"...reactions2comments
Eating During the Holidays...Hi everyone, As winter rolls around, holidays across many cultures are coming up--many of them having to do with food. What do you do to help yourself still enjoy holidays...reactions3repliesTips & Advice
Lingering Bloody Diarrhea After IBS Flare Last nNight ...Hi everyone, I'm 55 and have suffered with IBS since my 20s. Last night after going out for dinner with my husband, I had a bad IBS attack. I had...reactions6replies
Constipation for years nothing works...I have been diagnosed with IBS with constipation and UC. I have had constipation for 25 years, starting when I was 21. I have tried many things, I drink tons...reactions7repliesTips & AdviceDiet & NutritionSymptoms
Newly diagnosed with colitis and so scared...I’ve had IBS for a long time now, but yesterday after my worst flare ever (complete with profuse sweating, nausea, and feeling faint—all new for me) plus several hours of...reactions45repliesCopingNewly Diagnosed
Acid Reflux and Crohn's Disease...If having Crohn's disease isn't bad enough, lots of us struggle with other digestive symptoms alongside it. For me, one of these is acid reflux: categorised by burping and a...reactions18comments
IBD: Not To Be Confused With IBS!...“My friend had that. She takes Buscopan and she’s fine now.” Let’s look at this statement for a moment. If someone had it, it’s not inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). If...reactions2comments
5 Tips to Make Your Infusion Day More Enjoyable...Going for your infusion every 4-8 weeks can be difficult to fit into your busy schedule. And, let's be honest, it is not always the most comfortable situation – the...reactionscomments
Staying Organized With an IBD Notebook...When I started experiencing daily symptoms of Crohn’s disease in 2009, I had no idea they would become part of my forever. I was naive and unorganized, and I had...reactionscomments
My Crohn’s Vows...I attended a wedding in Connecticut recently. It was a very nice affair on a pastoral farm in an area that felt more like Iowa. It was nice to gather...reactionscomments
Will I Ever Find a Proper Medicine to Treat My Crohn’s?...I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease back in 2011, and I feel like I have tried it all. I am sure you feel that way too. Likewise, every Crohn's patient...reactionscomments
Help for IBD...Hey everyone, I'm in desperate need of help after finding this forum online and really hope i can get some advice. This all started over i would say 2 years...reactions4replies
Eshani Agrawal...Eshani Agrawal was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in 2015 at the age of 21, when she was still in college. After her diagnosis at a formative age, she came...
