Stories

I have 4 children, all living across the United States. I also have an elderly mother as well as 5 siblings, again from one coast to the other. I have...

I was diagnosed as a teenager with psoriasis. Then when I was in my late 20’s psoriatic arthritis and in my 40’s diagnosed with more severe arthritis osteoarthritis on top...

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease two months ago (March 3rd) after an unexpected ER and hospital visit. It all felt very fast and I never imagined I would receive...

In 1988 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. For 5 years I had a very bad time, off work a total of 45 weeks and in hospital for 35 of...

Diagnosed with CD at age 25, still in graduate school and after 3 years in the army (!). Finally had surgery in 1985 (2 resections) but still suffer today. Nevertheless...

Please tell my story about caregivers, Caregiving for sick family members and sick caregivers. When associated with cancer, especially Colon Cancer, small Bowel Cancer, and Crohn's Disease. Please tell my...

Hi everyone, There is no ‘known’ history in my family of Crohn's/Colitis (my doctor is leaning towards Colitis for myself as it is not definitively clear) All started for me...

I have been going to Gi doctors my whole life which has not been easy. I unfortunately had parasites as a baby and my intestines were ruined. I have had...

I've been doing a lot of reading about IBD since being diagnosed last month and it really is disturbing the amount of people who have been told there's nothing wrong...

I began to experience urgency as a small child in the 1950's. I mostly hid the few accidents I had. Then through high school I smoked pot and didn't experience...

My story started in the mid 1980s. Incredible stomach pains, went into shock, crash team saved me. I had many tests and I was told it was IBS. I continued...

I’ve had a colonoscopy and been told I have Crohn's with proctitis and it all started June 2021. I’m a slim build and lost a bit weight due loss of...

I have been dealing with gi issues for a little over 2 years now. Very bad ones sadly. I have been scoped on 2 occasions twice down the throat and...

So I had my first major flare since being diagnosed. I am typically constipated because of the iron I have to take. So when I have more bowel movements, then...

It was February 2019 when was finally diagnosed with Crohn's. I've worked at a fast food restaurant since 2010, so at the time of diagnosis, all I ate was processed...

I had abdominal pain and diarrhea. The pain was bad. Sometimes it was so bad it would drop me to my knees. But I was poor and no one believed...

As I'm sure we're all well aware -- and honestly, probably sick of hearing -- >Crohn's is an invisible illness. This is something that I’m used to repeating to people...

So after dropping off an order for my customer, I get a sudden urge to pee. Well as you can guess, I'm speeding trying to find the closest restroom in...

I've had Crohn's since 16, diagnosed incorrectly, almost died from meds I was allergic to and spent half my life in hospitals. So, I became a nurse. Logical, right? Forty...

My favorite short story was being in a six-room restroom that had a hall with individual doors; I forgot to check under the counter to make sure it had more...