This is a comment from a parent in reaction to the post I wrote “We React to the New CCFA Ad Campaign” (http://keepingthingsinsideisbadformyhealth.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/we-react-to-the-new-ccfa-ad-campaign/) I found this very interesting because while inflammatory bowel disease IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE BATHROOM, what makes living with ulcerative colitis or crohns disease so difficult is really the bathroom part […]
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Day 18: Advice For Someone Caring For a Patient With IBD
The prompt for day 18 of National Health Blog Post Month is to share some advice for someone who is caring for someone with either ulcerative colitis or crohns disease. Having watched my parents be by my side 24/7 for the past 12 years, I do have some words of wisdom to the other caretakers […]
Tackling Physical & Emotional Challenges; Pick One
When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I had so many physical challenges to deal with that I couldn’t even think about how it was affecting me emotionally. For the first four years, I barely talked about how I was feeling psychologically. I talked about the pain I was in. I talked about how […]