Stories

Diagnosed at 6 I had no clue what was happening to me. I slowly transitioned into an introvert and my mental health progressively got worse to the point of multiple...

I used to believe that my symptoms were a lifelong "consequence" of having my gallbladder removed. It was taken out in the early 2000's. But to be honest I don't...

I’ve suffered so much pain and anxiety, enough for 100 lifetimes. I have experienced every complication, infection, uncomfortable procedures, so much crying, so much darkness. One day I was released...

When I was 14 in 1974 I had my first colostomy. I had so much abdominal pain in my stomach and I could not hold anything in my stomach, it...

I would begin by saying that in 2017, my symptoms of UC began and I had no idea that it would lead me to a journey of physical and mental...

Hi! I’m Nathan. I've had Crohn's disease for almost 20 years. For the first 10 years of my diagnosis I went from specialist to specialist collecting a long list of...

Back in 2017-2018 I was admitted to the hospital when I wasn’t feeling well and I wasn’t getting better. With no insurance, I was given an IV drip, told that...

I am a 46 year veteran of Crohn's. I am currently awaiting starting Entyvio after a colonoscopy. Having symptoms now after having to stop previous med. These biologics all have...

As everyone knows, Today is world IBD day. Much like IBD week, it's a day spent on advocating and spreading awareness for IBD. A lot of times I spend so...

“My apartment looks like a hospital,” I texted a friend. I was exaggerating a bit, but it was more unsettling than I'd expected to have two giant boxes delivered to...

I am 70 years old. I've lived in the USA for 30 years coming from Russia. I am not sure when my story started because I had pain in different...

You look at me and you think I have it made. From my physical appearance, job and athletic accomplishments. Nobody knew the battle I was facing. (remember that, EVERYONE is...

Hey, my name is Leah and I have Crohn's disease. I was diagnosed in 2018 at the age of 15. Since then I have gone through a lot, which most...

Thank you for letting me post to this forum. I wanted to share my story of a close family member who had UC for over 25 years and to see...

Hi I came across this site and it’s nice to speak to people who are going through the same as me as I don’t really know anyone with Crohn's and...

Every so often, I see people's stories about their ostomies pop up on my social media. And I read them. And sometimes, I reflect on how I feel about my...

When I first noticed the bleeding, I was 20 years old and convinced everything would work itself out. At that age, it felt more “normal” to pay attention to my...

I am 31 years old and I was diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was 25. I was recently put on an extensive round of antibiotics to treat an infection. As...

I’m new to this site and this is my first intro to sharing my life of IBD with strangers. My 1st issue was in 1990 when I was 6 months...

Wow, I can’t believe we’ve made it to the year 2021. That feels like such a futuristic year. Yet here we are. 2021 also means I have been living with...