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
Emergency Kit Giveaway Terms and Conditions...Official Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Emergency Kit Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE...reactionscomments
What I Don't Say...Once you've lived with a chronic illness for a while, you get a lot of compliments. People admire you for dealing with...reactions2comments
Missing Out...When I was 15 I ran away from home. The stress from that triggered a 10kg loss within 2 weeks of my...reactions1comment
The Gym, Me, and IBD...It's 4am and I'm just getting home from the gym. This was my first time going back in a while. I honestly...reactionscomments
Living with Crohn's...I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in January, 1983. I had my first of three bowel resections in June of that year...reactions4comments
