What Should I Ask OF My Care Team...Diagnosis of IBD can be incredibly difficult. Without an education of more than basic Human Anatomy & Physiology in most college courses...reactions1comment
How to Support a Loved One In a Flare...There are a lot of questions people ask when I tell them I'm flaring. Most of the questions are about how people...reactions1comment
It Is Difficult To Be Your Own Advocate When You Are So Ill...We all hear how important it is to be your own advocate. I think everyone with a chronic illness has heard how...reactions1comment
From Remission to a Crohn's Flare During a Pandemic...As a Crohn’s disease patient on a biologic medication, I have been incredibly lucky to live in a state of remission for...reactions5comments
3 Things to Look for After Surgery...To be completely honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect after surgery. I had a lot of people telling me what I...reactions1comment
Does this sound like Crohn's?...My name is Ana and I'm 25 years old. And here's my story so far.. A month ago I had a mild...reactions4comments
Blepharitis and Crohn's Disease...Recently while in the hospital, I came down with a case of blepharitis. I’m still not sure why these types of infections...reactions1comment
Approval of Biosimilar Hyrimoz™ (adalimumab-adaz)...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hyrimoz for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis...reactionscomments
Amanda Osowski...Amanda Osowski is a wife and mother living and working in Chicago, IL. After earning a Masters Degree in Public Health, Amanda...
Parenting While Managing a Chronic Illness...Whether or not you have a child, most individuals would agree that parenting is hard. Although there is no right or wrong...reactions2comments
Flare...Hi I think I’m having a flare, I have had ulcerative colitis for fifty years and am recovering from bowel cancer, stage...reactions7comments
Loner VS Social Butterfly...Relationships are hard enough for the general (“healthy “) public. Having a chronic disease makes absolutely every aspect in my life different...reactions5comments
Fear of Trying New Treatments Because You've Been Burned...As people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, saying we endure a lot would be a gigantic understatement. Many of us have...reactions1comment
HIPAA Rights to Request Your Records...Did you know that you can get a copy of your medical records? I don’t know when I learned that this was...reactionscomments
Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms...Life with a chronic illness is hard. Diseases such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (Crohn’s) are no exception. Between the...reactions4comments
It's Not About Me Anymore...I admit I have been an extremely selfish person over my lifetime. I’m very giving, but I can also be extremely selfish...reactions1comment
Learning to Advocate for Someone Else...When I thought of this title, I had my husband at the forefront of my mind. Why? Because he is absolutely useless...reactions1comment
Crohn's and Companionship...I used to be a real shady person. I didn’t tell people where I was going, and who I was dating. I...reactions2comments
Things I Hate Hearing Living with Chronic Illness...Living with a chronic illness like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is hard. So many aspects of the condition are invisible which...reactions5comments
How I discovered I had Ulcerative Colitis....Hello lovelies, When I started writing, I vowed that I’d be open and honest about all aspects of my life, even the...reactions9comments
