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
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
