Types of Crohn’s Disease...People with Crohn’s disease have areas of inflammation in the digestive tract. Inflammation leads to symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight...
Safe Foods Video...Today I come to you from my kitchen to discuss Pandora's box - eating when you're in a flare. One of the...reactions6comments
Fiber and IBD: Friend or Foe?...Understanding diet and IBD can be a bit of a minefield at times. Some days you can eat anything you fancy and...reactions5comments
Helpful & Hated Foods...Food and diet are tricky when it comes to IBD, as everyone experiences things differently. It can all be very confusing. We...reactions6comments
My name is Andrew T. and I was recently diagnosed with Indeterminate Colitis...My name is Andrew and I'm a teen male living in Austin, Texas. In mid Sept 2017, I had just started a...reactions2comments
Severe Acute Colitis Shock...My story is still sinking in...it’s a long one in a short space of time! Last year on December 16th, my 16year...reactions5comments
It's a Journey...My story began later in life. At age 62, happily retired and enjoying life, I started having symptoms that could not be...reactions1comment
My Life with Ulcerative Colitis...I didn’t know what was going on when I was first hospitalized. I was only 5 years old when I started feeling...reactions2comments
Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms...The hallmark symptom of ulcerative colitis is bloody diarrhea. Other common symptoms include abdominal pain, urgency, and the feeling of an incomplete...
Hiding behind a smile while living with IBD...For more than 13 years, IBD has been a part of my identity. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in July 2005...reactions2comments
What I Wish Employers Knew About Crohn’s Disease...Today’s workforce is unlike anything predicted in the past two decades. The internet, along with technology advancements, has opened the door to...reactions9comments
The Importance of Caregivers...I can’t tell you exactly when I came to the realization, but eventually, I realized that I couldn’t do this disease thing...reactionscomments
Foods that Make me Sick...Before I met my wife, I was eating very plain and boring food. I didn’t know any better and was very scared...reactions3comments
Crohn's Disease & Motherhood: Breastfeeding (Nursing or Pumping) and Diet...During my pregnancy, I knew I wanted to breastfeed my daughter, but that my ability to do so would very much depend...reactions5comments
I Developed a Fear of Mail Due to Crohn's Disease and Disability Paperwork...When we were tots, getting mail was a magical thing. It usually meant a magazine, book, or gift from a relative. Maybe...reactions2comments
Like a Phoenix Rising...Crohn's disease has been my primary health nemesis for the past 40 years, provoking 5 gut surgeries, an ileostomy, and complicating 3...reactions4comments
I Know What They Say About Me When I'm Not Around...I've been living with inflammatory bowel disease since the spring of 2010. Correction, I was diagnosed during the spring of 2010, but...reactions2comments
Why Me?...Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, there were so many days I felt so discouraged. There were so many times I just wanted...reactions2comments
Confessions of an IBD Ninja...Most people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis will tell you that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an invisible illness. Life...reactions1comment
Celebrate the Small Victories...The most important thing I’ve come to learn in the time since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease is to celebrate the...reactions7comments
