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
Things to Know about the J-Pouch...Don’t get me wrong. I love that I have a J-Pouch. I would not be able to live the life I do...reactions6comments
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
Last Week's Appointment...Having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) requires you to go to see your GI doctor at least twice a year. With me, I...reactions1comment
5 Ways to Use Social Media to Your Advantage...Social media runs the world when it comes to the way we communicate, learn about news and express ourselves. While it often...reactions1comment
When you reach that moment that you feel like its just not your path...I was lucky. I have always been an intuitive person. I've always just “known” things and have even been lucky enough to...reactions1comment
Our Trip to Greece...Finally, after ten months of being married, my wife and I were finally able to go on our honeymoon. We decided to...reactionscomments
Basketball and Crohn’s...I started to get into basketball when I was thirteen years old. My parents had season tickets to the Philadelphia 76’ers ...reactionscomments
Why My Specialist Changed My Crohn’s Biologic Dosing and Frequency...Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a lot of chatter across social media about Crohn’s medication hopping. If you’re unfamiliar with...reactionscomments
Self-esteem and IBD...So many that I sometimes even wonder what kind of person I'd be without my condition. I wonder this simply because all...reactions1comment
Why I Write About My IBD...In my experience, writing about my life with Crohn’s disease has felt like a good way to share my story with others...reactions2comments
Crohn's Disease & Motherhood: Breastfeeding (Nursing or Pumping) and Medication...If you’ve followed along for a little while, I recently became a new mom. After years of struggling to conceive, undergoing fertility...reactionscomments
Why Language Matters...When a celebrity is on the news for being diagnosed with something serious or they are speaking about it, there is often...reactions3comments
My First Concert with Crohn's...Since I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, back in 2009, I never had the urge to go to a concert. Honestly, it...reactionscomments
What to Say When People Want to Help...As a Crohn’s or UC patient, you may have had a stay (or 100) in the hospital. I, personally, was hospitalized at least...reactions1comment
