Since so many people with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis are diagnosed at a young age, school usually becomes impacted one way or another. With severe Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) causing frequent hospitalizations and/or the need to be home, it can put a strain on a person’s social life. It is hard to maintain close […]
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We all Need to Have an Experimental Phase
When I switched therapists after needing a new perspective, within ten minutes of my appointment with her, she said I needed to be in an “experimental phase” for a little while. I needed to stop searching for my path and get out there and try new things, get an idea of what I like, what […]
A year later, “My Story”
A year ago, I sat down and didn’t get up until I tried to lay out the last 12yrs of my life with ulcerative colitis in an effort to stop hiding who I was with the world. I spent so long masking everything real that was going on in my life that it was burying […]
Awarding the First Intense Intestines Scholarship
The Intense Intestines Foundation would like to thank all of the applicants who applied for the first IIF scholarship. Our mission is to help those young adults who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease reach their higher education goals and that wouldn’t have been possible without all of your continuous, and much appreciated support. Living with […]
Young, Wild and Crazy with IBD ?
When you are young, it is your chance to go crazy, act wild and generally be out of control. But for those of us who suffered from crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis during those very formative years, the odds are you had to grow up differently. Being diagnosed with IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) at the […]