IBDers are my heart. I have so much compassion for those who have been suffering as I have. It is therefore important to me to help spread the word and tell others about IBDs. What better time to do it than now? There is currently a campaign going on in the IBD community. It’s called #GetYourBellyOut and it started…
This week I found out that I’m going to have to have surgery. According to my doctor I have become steroid dependent and there’s nothing else they can do for me. This is definitely something that has not been easy for me to accept. I was really hoping that the Simponi would help me. I talked with the…
Ulcerative Colitis is a serious chronic disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases plague 1 out of every 200 Americans. No one know what causes Ulcerative Colitis, but we do know that certain foods seem to aggravate symptoms. Ulcerative Colitis happens when our immune system begins attacking the healthy tissues of the mucosal lining in the colon. When that happens, inflammation and bleeding ulcers occur….
Why a Ninja? The Ninja represents a hard core fighter. UCers are hard core fighters, too! We not only battle our own bodies, but medications, food and even sometimes our doctors. Ninjas are virtually invisible. Ulcerative Colitis is considered an invisible disease. We may look healthy, but we do not feel healthy. A ninja is silent. Fighters of UC are,…
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