I have long been a proponent of listening to what your body tells you. All those little aches, pains, strains, niggles and general “something doesn’t feel right” moments are just Mother Natures way of focussing your attention on problems that need to be addressed. In the case of Crohn’s Disease, those “problems” can range from […]
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Asking for help . . .
Asking for help is something that can appear so much harder to do when you have Crohn’s Disease or any other form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). I think that this is because IBD sometimes makes us creatures of extremes. One one hand, the disease takes so much from us that we refuse […]
Weight Problems with IBD
I am probably going to get all kinds of grief for writing this post, but what the hell. One of the symptoms that is normally associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is weight loss. In all honesty this can frequently be a drastic and dramatic weight loss. However, I think it appropriate to cover a little […]
Shakespeare, Hamlet, and IBD…
Times change and people change with it. Living with Crohn’s Disease can force you to re-evaluate a great many things in life. It can put you outside the comfort zone of the general population who consider talking about Inflammatory Bowel Disease as something to be avoided. Over time, I have discovered that whilst I still […]
As human as the next guy…
listen to ‘As human as the next guy…’ on audioBoom It must be said that as I sit and type this guest blog post, I could quite happily just scoff down a few hand-fulls of pain killers and sleep for the next week or so. It is one of those occasions where an associated symptom […]
Looking back. Looking forward…
listen to ‘Looking back – looking forward…’ on audioBoom As this is my first blog post of 2015, it seemed only right to have a quick look back at 2014 and reflect on what’s been happening in the wonderful world of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)… The one thing that sticks out was my feeling that […]
Exercising with Crohn’s Disease…
listen to ‘Exercising with Crohn’s Disease… ’ on audioBoom Exercise and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. This worries me because working out, exercising or becoming a bit more active, is of tremendous benefit for almost anyone who has IBD. The problem – in my humble opinion – […]
Crohnic Holidays…
listen to ‘Crohnic Holidays…’ on audioBoom This blog post is inspired by my impending couple of weeks holiday. Well maybe “holiday” is kind of overstating things. In reality, I simply have some time off from work. Like most people I will doubtless spend the first few days trying to switch my brain off from work […]
Too much thinking…
listen to ‘Thinking about Crohn’s Disease…’ on Audioboo I have previously mentioned that I try hard not to think about things too much. This is for a number of reasons, not least of which is that I have a very small brain and too much thinking makes it sore! However, whilst doing some maintenance on […]
One for the recently diagnosed…
listen to ‘For the recently diagnosed…’ on Audioboo // If you have been recently diagnosed with any form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), one of the many things you will tend to focus on is the need for more information about your condition. After all, I think it’s fair to say that most of us […]