My first year of blogging has been one where I haven’t talked about ostomy clothing because it makes me feel different than other people. I have found that I can wear the same clothes that other people wear (with a little trial and error) and it makes me feel less like a person who has […]
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Day 2: Introductions
Day 2 of Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge calls for some introductions! I am Marisa, I live in NY and I have suffered from ulcerative colitis since I was 13 years old. I am a huge animal lover and have two rescue dogs that I seriously cannot look at without thinking of the quote from […]
An IBDrs Most Common Question: Will things ever get better?
There seem to be a lot of IBDrs who are struggling with their illness right now. I don’t know if there is something in the air, or maybe the aftermath of the holiday season but for whatever reason, there seems to be (at least in my life) an influx of patients suffering with inflammatory bowel […]
I Want My Innocence Back
Remember the days when you had no real worries, no actual responsibilities, and the worst thing you had to go through was a night without candy? Yeah, neither do I. I lost my innocence the moment I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13. I didn’t know it then but I had. […]
Body Image and IBD
When a person suffers from moderate-severe inflammatory bowel disease, there is a very real possibility that they are going to suffer from some type of body image issue. I am not saying that everyone diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and crohns disease aren’t confident, well adjusted people because that couldn’t be farther from the truth. But, […]