Stories

I've been living with Crohn's disease for 45 years. During that time, food and I have been friends and enemies. I love food. Growing it, cooking it, and eating it...

I was first diagnosed with IBD at 27 in 2009. It still feels like a separate lifetime ago. At the time I was diagnosed, I had just started a new...

My story started 10 days after returning from Singapore to visit my THEN husband, who was stationed there with the military. I came home and had the worst stomach pain...

My name is Michelle. I was a very active athlete and felt healthy. It was the end of May in 2015 heading into Memorial Day weekend (Friday). I had gone...

I've been dealing with Crohn's symptoms since I was 15 y/o and it took almost 25 years to take me seriously. When I moved to York PA from Philadelphia, PA...

A man in our neighborhood who knew I was having health problems asked recently, "How are you doing?" I gave a vague answer, but then he said, "Are you getting...

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in my late fifties. In the middle of January, after what felt like a normal bowel movement, I noticed a lot of mucus amongst...

Go back to 1971; in college, newly married for 3 months, 20 years old, and going in for exploratory surgery. Yes, that was me. I had been suffering with upset...

I was first diagnosed with UC in 2012, but only after several years of a misdiagnosis of IBS did I consider this could be something far more. 10 years and...

I am 58 years old. My story began when I was just 20. I had a really bad fissure that I went to a new Colorectal Surgeon for. Right from...

I was 21 years old, without a care in the world. Working in a family business and living with parents, life was good and relatively easy. I had very little...

Hi Everyone This is the first time that I am sharing my experience with UC. I am hoping that my experience could help at least a few people. I have...

In February of 2020 my daughter, (I will refer to her as Butterfly) Butterfly was hospitalized, after an ER trip, she had flu, Strep and Mono. We almost lost her...

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...