Healthcare Happy 2017! I hope all of you had a great holiday season and that your guts behaved themselves and your families and friends were kind and understanding. I’m getting back into my usual advocacy work but lately it’s proven difficult with morning sickness knocking me down. But I’m determined to push through it. Today, I want to introduce…
Holiday Blues and IBD by Beckey Gooden The holidays are a time of reflection, joy and for some people, solitude. When you are dealing with chronic illnesses like UC or Crohn’s, the blues can be overwhelming. Many of us have lost our dignity, our professional lives, and many friendships. It’s hard to find our old selves and be part of…
Not all IBDs are Created Equally a guest post by Kenzie. I have Indeterminate Colitis. If you haven’t heard of it you’re probably wondering what it is. It’s when doctors can’t tell what you have. Whether it’s Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. You’d think it would be easy to figure out what kind of IBD you have, but things…
Stress, Worry & Fear In light of everything that’s going on lately and the fact that the holidays are coming up, I wanted to address three things that Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients deal with. Stress, worry and fear. Alone, any of these can be detrimental to your health, but combined, they wreak havoc on not only the physical aspects…
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