Showing More Than The Highlight Reel as an IBD Mom...Living with IBD takes a lot of balance and often feels like a guessing game. I recently went to dinner with five...reactions2comments
Did I have IBS first, then Crohn’s?...It’s such a common phrase: hindsight is 20/20. But oh is it so true! Looking back at my years leading up to my...reactions2comments
5 Holistic Practices I do for Crohn’s...It wasn’t until about four years after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease that I became interested in approaching treatment holistically. For the...reactions6comments
Crohn's Disease and Communication Plans...In the age of technology, many of us find our patient communities and support centers online, via social media, apps used to...reactions6comments
Why Love & Touch Matter - Even When It Isn't Sex...Why love and touch matters in intimacy - even when it isn’t sex. Recently, I wrote about why touch, self-talk, and affection...reactions5comments
Certain Smells...There are certain smells that trigger different emotions. As you all know, I spent over one year in the hospital dues to complications...reactions5comments
3 Alternative Therapies that Helped my Severe Rectal Inflammation...In the past, I have suffered from horrible inflammation in my rectum. I always felt like it was engorged, inflamed, and just...reactions2comments
We All Need Some Sort Of Outlet...When I was in the hospital in 2002, for my second surgery in two years, I coped by writing poetry. Doctors would...reactions1comment
Should You Join A Support Group?...I once joined a Crohn’s and colitis support group. A wide range of individuals attended each week. The ailments they spoke about...reactions1comment
Recent diagnosis after 5 years...Hello all. I’ve recently joined this page and I just wanted to say how much reading other people’s stories and similar struggles...reactions2comments
Ulcerative colitis - kefir drink...Hello, I have suffered from periodic depression for most of my life and for the last 4-5 years of ulcerative colitis. At...reactions3comments
Colin Harris...Colin was previously an advocate on InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Colin Harris is a 30-something writer from Ohio, currently living in the Nashville, Tennessee area...
Any ideas anyone?...I am still learning how to navigate this site, and was surprised when I discovered what I wrote 2 months ago did...reactions3comments
Never Surrender to Battle Fatigue: Reflections from a UC Warrior...It’s Christmas time. A crooning cowboy wails “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” over the store intercom. I’m rubbing elbows with a...reactions8comments
The Pill Cam Endoscopy Helped Confirm My Crohn’s disease and My Nephew’s...I’ve never known a life that didn’t involve Crohn’s disease symptoms. My symptoms started very early on in life. The pediatrician who...reactions2comments
Grateful For My IBD Friends...As I bring in the new year I cannot help but reflect on the past. I'm so grateful. I'm grateful for my...reactions1comment
Others May Not “See” It. But I Feel It....During Invisible Illness Awareness Week, we want to recognize and shed light on all those affected by an illness that may go...reactionscomments
Someone help...Hi I'm Elijah, I'm not really sure if I have IBD or IBS so that's why I'm sharing my story. Around a...reactions5comments
Invisible disabilities / illnesses...74% of people who suffer with a disability do not use a form of visual aid yet despite this we get forgotten...reactions6comments
Right Hemicolectomy...I had a Right Hemicolectomy two years ago for large non cancerous polyp in lower cecum. Had 17 inches of right colon...reactions3comments
