Have any of you heard the term “phantom rectum?” I mean, who hasn’t right? ; ) According to http://www.ostomy-medical-supplies.com/ostomy-surgery/surgery-what-to-expect/ … Phantom Rectum: A “phantom rectal” sensation is when the body feels as if it needs to evacuate—even though the rectum is no longer connected to the bowel. This is a normal, if disconcerting, occurrence similar to the […]
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Ulcerative Colitis Patients/Caregivers: I need your help
I have an idea for a new campaign and I would love your help and input. Just so ya know, emailing me at Marisa.IBD@gmail.com is the best way to reach me and also easier for me to have people’s thoughts and stories in one place. Please Read The Following Before Proceeding… I know there is […]
Overview of Digestive Disease Week ’14
Hi everyone! I wanted to talk in depth about all that happened during digestive disease week but figured it would be better to break it up into a few parts. Basically, Janssen Biotech which is the pharmaceutical part of Johnson and Johnson (the makers of Remicade) reached out to a number of health advocates and […]
The Million-Dollar Question: What Is Colitis?
There has been a lot of discussion in online forums recently about inflammatory bowel diseases and what illnesses actually make up this category of digestive diseases. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what is considered a form of inflammatory bowel disease and what is not. Due to that confusion, there […]
Another Invisible Illness: Migraines
Even though last week was invisible illness awareness week, we should never stop trying to educate and raise awareness for the many, many conditions that people all around the world suffer from silently. I want to talk about something I have mentioned a lot on this blog but never went into in depth which is […]