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
Some things I've learned while having Crohn's...I was diagnosed in 1999, but was sick for a long time before that. I've had 16 surgeries, four that were over...reactions4comments
When Your Test Results Are Normal...No one ever wants to hear bad news. But after you've been sick for a long time, hearing the words "we found...reactions5comments
How to Respond When Others Just Don't "Get It"...One of the many complaints people living with chronic illness have is that their friends and loved ones just can’t grasp the...reactionscomments
Bowel Obstructions...Between the Summer of 2008 and June of 2009, I was doing pretty well. I had not been in the hospital and...reactions4comments
How I’ve Used Smart Devices for Accessibility...I recently wrote on our sister site, migraine.com about assistive devices that have helped me with my conditions. In the article, I...reactions1comment
Why waving the white flag and calling your doctor can be empowering...I waved the white flag today. Rather than try and take on my disease on my own from home, I succumbed to...reactions2comments
The Shame of a Shower Chair...Last month, I was hospitalized for the majority of its entirety. Upon each release, it was evident how weak I had become...reactions1comment
The Embarrassment Tends To Go Away When You Realize You're Helping Someone...Recently, someone semi-close to me was in a mental health crisis. Something happened that apparently triggered a lot of terrible thoughts and...reactions1comment
Things We Take For Granted...The other day I was waiting in line at the drive-thru. I was very annoyed. You know the thoughts that run through...reactions1comment
Stories About Healing Naturally: Inspiring or Dangerous?...I have been really into podcasts lately. Personal development and lifestyle podcasts have been my jam for the past year or so...reactions2comments
Breastfeeding with a J-Pouch...Patients living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis know all too well that malnutrition is a common occurrence. Not to mention a...reactions1comment
Having an F- It Mentality...Like many people, I have always been someone who cared what other people thought. I do think being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel...reactions2comments
3 Ways To Practice Self Love...Living with inflammatory bowel disease takes a lot. One major thing being self-love. It takes a strong person to live with the...reactions1comment
FDA Makes Way for Experimental Drugs to Fight COVID-19...On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat...reactionscomments
Long overdue update...To shorten my story, I have UC. I have not updated in 7 months. Last July of 2019 I had a hiatal...reactions5comments
Marisa Lauren Troy...Marisa was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13 and had absolutely no idea how much her world was about...
Please help...Please help. I’ll try to make this short and to the point. I’m almost 50 and I’ve had stomach issues my whole...reactions7comments
What Every Patient Needs to Know...To all my dear friends living with any form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: you and your life matter. If I could help...reactions1comment
