30 Year Struggle...I’ve had a thirty year struggle with Crohn’s disease. When I was around ten years old I used to get bad stomach...reactions3comments
Diagnosed 20 years ago...After suffering most of my life with stomach pains, finally was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 50. Already was diagnosed with Hashimotos...reactions2comments
My Crohn’s life...My Crohn’s disease made its entrance when I was pregnant, so I was hard to treat because the baby had to be...reactions1comment
The Awareness, I Love It...It may just be my lack of watching television or popular shows, but lately, I've really been seeing a lot of good...reactions4comments
IBD won’t win...I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when I was 16. Now, 20, I’ve been through many different kinds and combinations of treatments...reactions3comments
From hopeless to hopeful....Until last Christmas my family has been pretty lucky healthwise. We’ve barely had more than a cold but last fall our 16-year-old...reactions2comments
Miss Fisty...Being a Crohn’s fighter since age 19, at age 35 I was a pro...sorry, a “bowel Queen", when this short but timeless...reactions3comments
Educated, empathetic, caring, artistic....sorry guys, I’m a poop 👑...Instead of re-living the same pain journey, here’s some fun points. 1) Diagnosed age 19 when nursing college started, perfect timing cause...reactions2comments
Boy does life change! How Denial Can Be a Dangerous Thing...I recall carefree youthful days, full of athletic vim and vigor. Never a medical care in the world, I was a very...reactions1comment
My journey...I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 10 years ago. Then I was put on high doses of prednisone and I wasn’t getting...reactions1comment
2 years...Here I am two years later. Two years later since the headaches. Two years later since the dizziness. Two years later since...reactions2comments
A fight against me...I am 27 and I recently got diagnosed with IBD-UC. Before this happened, I didn't even know anything about it- that my...reactions2comments
29 years and counting...I’ve been diagnosed with Crohn’s for 29 years. My sons were just 3 and 1 when I started this horrific journey with...reactions2comments
Learning to Be Honest About My Ulcerative Colitis...Since I was a young child, I've always loved traveling. However, after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2013, the thought of...reactions3comments
How to Be the Best Companion While Living with IBD...This has crossed my mind a million times. If it were the other way around, and my husband was the one with...reactions3comments
Fighting back...I was 29 when I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. 10 years prior, I was standing proud on the parade deck at...reactionscomments
Why I Dyed My Hair Purple For IBD Awareness...First I would like to thank Julia Matos for this amazing idea. It was her post on my Facebook timeline that inspired...reactions1comment
Crohn's Becomes Part of Your Identity...Editor's note: Between the pain, symptoms, flares, and other daily challenges, life with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is hard. We want to...reactionscomments
The Importance of Reliable Information...Editor's note: Between the pain, symptoms, flares, and other daily challenges, life with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is hard. We want to...reactionscomments
Awareness Days are Every Day for Me...Here we are, in the middle of summer now, and another World IBD Day has come and gone. I know many IBD...reactions1comment
