Just want to write down some thoughts that have been on my mind lately… After so many years of fighting ulcerative colitis, surgery complications, and a whole host of other things related to my health, it is so hard for me to be outwardly happy. For example, I think posting a status on facebook about […]
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Before This – After This
This sentence is going to probably be one that only fellow IBDers can understand or read without thinking WHAT THE F… ; ) Today is eleven years since I went to the bathroom “normally.” I have a lot of dates that I will most likely never forget. Yesterday and today are two anniversary days; not […]
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 […]
Growth is Often Impacted by an IBD diagnosis in Children/Teens
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 […]
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 […]