There was an article I came across in my google alerts yesterday that sparked a fire in me. The link is: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/06/what-to-eat-if-have-ibs/ This was way more than a misunderstanding or a simple confusion. I will spare you my intense feelings about this article, FOX news, Dr. Manny, and the media in general. {See twitter @JournalingIBD if […]
Tag Archives: IBS
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 […]
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 […]
We React to the New CCFA Ad Campaign
The new Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America’s ad is one that I find to be a bit controversial. I do believe I am in the minority with this opinion but I do want to spend a little time explaining why I am not a big advocate of the CCFA’s new ad. I want to […]
If you can’t say anything nice… (separate from #NHBPM)
A couple days ago for National Health Blog Post Month, I talked about dealing with negative feedback in our community. Ironically, later that day my friend Amanda was met with this anonymous remark the following this blog post she had written Are You Ready? {NHBPM} : “ok, I can’t take it anymore and need to […]