Years to Diagnosis, Significant Impact to Mental HealthLike so many others, it’s been a long journey and I know I've still got further to travel. I’ve had pain since...reactions2comments
Navigating Crohn’s and Mental Health as a Young AdultCrohn's is an unrelenting disease. It can feel like it will never stop. There are some days you want to give up...reactions1comment
Crohn's Flare on Your VulvaI am 31 years old, and I was diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was 25. I was recently put on an extensive...reactions2comments
Living Over a Decade with UCI was first diagnosed with UC in 2012, but only after several years of a misdiagnosis of IBS did I consider this...reactions6comments
IBD and CancerI am exhausted and scared. I recently came home from a month in hospital because of frequent and painful rectal bleeding. An...reactions11comments
My life with Crohn’s, over 55 years and countingI had symptoms at 8 years old and misdiagnosed till 16 with anorexia! I did have the body of an eight-year-old. This...reactions11comments
A Professional Path Working Out a Career with IBDI was first diagnosed with IBD at 27 in 2009. It still feels like a separate lifetime ago. At the time I...reactions2comments
A Life of Crohn'sI've been a Crohnie since age 12, and I am now 76. I've had six bowel resections, eighteen other surgeries, and so...reactions11comments
Still Undiagnosed IBD?My first experience came on two years ago. I very quickly and suddenly felt very unwell. I had diarrhea which lasted hours...reactions4comments
Crohn'sI'm too tired! 😫 I haven't slept in eight days. I've been suffering badly for five years, but I've had Crohn's disease...reactions3comments
Ulcerative ColitisHi, I'm Paul. I am 54 years old and living in Leeds. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018 and was...reactions5comments
Thanks to ThemWhile recently working interstate, I developed ulcerative colitis. The demands of my job immediately clashed with the newfound reality of dealing with...reactions2comments
My beautifully broken LifeI had what I now refer to as "the perfect life" from birth until age 19. When I was in grade 13...reactions3comments
My fight against Ulcerative ColitisI was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1993 at the age of 23. It was so aggressive I was told by my...reactions1comment
The Start of my Crohn's DiseaseI am 58 years old. My story began when I was just 20. I had a really bad fissure that I went...reactions2comments
Recently Diagnosed with Crohn's at 20I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease two months ago (March 3rd) after an unexpected ER and hospital visit. It all felt very...reactions7comments
Lucky Girl!I have been reading others’ accounts about their Crohn's experiences, and I feel lucky on so many levels. Six years ago my...reactions2comments
RadienceI have struggled with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for 45+ years. For most of that time, I was told it...reactions2comments
Crohn’s DiseaseHi, my name is Lori, and I’ve had Crohn’s disease since the 80s. In 2001 I had to have a ileostomy because...reactionscomments
Sh!t Storm ;-)My daughter was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) when she was 16. I still don't know why she tried to keep it...reactions4comments
