There are so many different opinions going around about the impact diet has on a person’s inflammatory bowel disease. I am not sure if I am in the minority, but I get the feeling based on my interactions with fellow IBDers that I might be. I love talking about these types of things because I […]
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Food Thoughts During Digestive Disease Week
I am someone who has had a really difficult time eating after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I not only never knew what to eat but the things I was told were healthy for me would land me in the ER with a blockage. After having so many obstructions, I refused to eat anything that […]
Can Ulcerative Colitis Be Cured?
When I first saw how the Crohns Colitis Foundation of America was advocating that the removal of a persons’ large intestine was a cure for ulcerative colitis, I thought it was absurd but it didn’t really bother me too much. When I see advocates using the phrase “Crohns disease and IBD” instead of “Crohns disease […]
Day 23: Cleaning Out My Fridge
I decided to have a little fun with today’s post so I chose the prompt that asks us to clean out our fridge or closet and talk about what it says about our personality. Since cleaning out my closet right now is not happening, let’s take a look at my fridge! As most of you […]
Day 21: Mental Health and IBD
Mental health is the topic on tap for day 21 of National Health Blog Post Month and oh how IBD and mental health overlap! I have talked a good amount on my blog about the impact my struggle with ulcerative colitis took on my emotional health but for this post, I am going to try […]