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 […]
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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 […]
About Marisa: Intense Intestines Blog
I feel very honored to be a part of the Intense Intestines Foundation team and blog. I wanted to share the “About Marisa” part on here as well. Please visit www.intenseintestines.org ”Like” us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/IntenseIntestines?fref=ts And follow us on twitter @NtenseNtestines, @BrianIIF, @MarisaIIF http://intenseintestines.wordpress.com/ About Marisa Right before she was about to head to a […]
I Stopped Trusting Myself …
We have all heard the expressions “Go With Your Gut” or “Follow Your Instincts”… They have a great ring to them and make a lot of sense in theory. However, there have been many situations where I have had trouble adhering to this. I tend to second guess myself. I also like to give people […]
Weekend of Anniversaries Part 2
I spoke yesterday about how this past weekend was two anniversary dates for me. Saturday was the date of my first kock pouch surgery. Sunday, January 6th was the date of my second surgery. I had my first surgery in August when I was 15 years old. I had a total colectomy and a Jpouch […]