This week I was asked by a fellow IBDer on my Facebook Page what I eat with an ileostomy. She was concerned after the surgeon handed her a booklet with what appeared to be a very restrictive diet just as restrictive as UC itself!The diets do appear to be very restrictive for those with an ileostomy, that’s for sure….
A British News channel did a segment on Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Wednesday that put a lot of Crohn’s and UC patients in an uproar. A consultant gastroenterologist, Dr. Sally Mitton, appeared to blame junk food for making it more likely for someone to develop an IBD.“(…) if you have a lot of junk food before your diagnosis it actually…
Many of you know that on April 15th of 2014 I had my first of two surgeries for my ulcerative colitis. In this first surgery, my colon was removed, a j-pouch was created and I was given a temporary ileostomy. Some of you know what an ostomy is, but many of you do not know and even fewer of…
On top of feeling exhausted and completely depleted of energy, I have been feeling blue and uninspired lately. I haven’t been on Facebook or Twitter much. Neither have I had much interest in any of my hobbies. Seems like lately all I’ve wanted to do is sleep. Don’t get me wrong! I still have a desire for…
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