Sharing My Story on World IBD Day...As someone who works in film, I know full well that every good story has a beginning, middle, and end. The thing...reactions3comments
About 1 Year with UC...I was diagnosed with UC a month or two before my 16th birthday. I’m now 18 and entirely unable to get control...reactions4comments
42 year IBD veteran but still frustrated...Diagnosed at 20 with Crohn's, board member of a local CCFA chapter, led support groups, etc. I got my ileostomy in 1992...reactions4comments
A childhood of illness...My story starts the summer before my freshman year of high school. I ended up going to the first day and then...reactions2comments
A Letter to my newly diagnosed self......To my newly diagnosed self (in 2013), I'm nearly six years into this Crohn's malarky now so I thought it only right...reactions1comment
Diagnosis and Stress...I have been following some IBD accounts on Twitter and find many of the articles extremely interesting and helpful. My own IBD...reactions3comments
All sh*ts!! No giggles!!...I’ve asked myself why do I want to start a blog? Why put yourself, your life and embarrassing bits out there? Well...reactions4comments
HELP! Has anyone had a similar experience?...Hello! I hope you are well. I need help because I’m desperate. I’m new in this forum and I want to tell...reactions2comments
IBD or not IBD, that is the question...I’m currently in the hospital (again). I fainted on the toilet. I came to the ER with pain and bloody diarrhea. They...reactions4comments
7 times IBD caused me to lose my dignity...How does the saying go? Never let anyone take away your dignity? Well, that's all very well good except I'd argue that...reactions7comments
The Doctor I Fired...A few years ago, I didn’t like where my care was at. I had been in and out of the hospital and...reactions1comment
Getting Through The Unplanned...I wrote a few articles last year about how my mental health was affected by several long hospitalizations and how it lead...reactionscomments
10 Ways to Balance Body and Mind...Mental and physical health are intrinsically linked. Managing the stresses of a physical condition can be mentally and emotionally exhausting. Here we...reactions2comments
When IBD Wants To Share Mother's Day...Eight years ago, I officially became a mother. Ten years ago, I officially became an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient. And the...reactions2comments
Passover 2019...I have to be honest- I usually don’t keep Passover. Keeping the holiday means not eating anything with yeast in it. This...reactions1comment
IBD Friendly Activities...Finding IBD-friendly activities can be a challenge sometimes. Over the past few years, I’ve been a lot more involved with hiking and...reactions1comment
What Others Think...For those people who do not have IBD, they can’t say, “I understand the feeling.” That goes for the same, when IBD patients...reactions2comments
Mental Health Month 2019...Each May, we take time to remind ourselves to care for our mental health. This year, the idea of physical vs. mental...reactionscomments
Anxiety & Trips to the Restroom...Before I exhibited symptoms of IBD in my twenties, I had what my family classically referred to as a “nervous stomach.” As...reactions7comments
A Health Update...I like posting health updates. I don't do it all the time, but I think it can be useful. It can be...reactions1comment
