The fact that an inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis usually occurs in patients between the ages of 15-30 makes the issue of growth a big one for doctors, families, and patients. There are also many people who are diagnosed even younger which obviously exacerbates this concern. Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis are extremely challenging to manage […]
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Most Recent Thoughts About Having an Ostomy
Tomorrow is World Ostomy Awareness Day and I didn’t just want to write a post that simply educates people about ostomies because it is a lot more than that. I also feel like that can be left for other days and times, and doesn’t necessarily need to be done during the designated awareness day. I […]
Cleaning Out My Room
I finally cleaned out my room last week. It was something that I had been putting off for a long time because I knew that going through all of my old things would remind me of a life I wanted to pretend never existed. I actually was amazed at how much I forgot. I also […]
Identity Issues with IBD
Have you ever had an identity crisis? Have you ever had a hard time figuring out who you were or where you belonged? Have you ever had issues with self esteem or body image? If you are breathing right now then I would venture to guess the answer to at least one of these questions […]
IBD and Medical Alert Bracelets
I am sure we have all heard about medical alert bracelets at least once in our lives. We hear them spoken about most often when someone has a severe allergy or has had a surgical implantation of some kind that a medical professional would need to be aware of. The truth is that medical alert […]