Today is Tuesday, May 19th 2015 and it’s World IBD Day! What exactly does that mean? No, it’s not a day to celebrate Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Honestly, outside of all the great people that I now consider to be part of my IBD family I can’t think of another reason to celebrate IBD. It’s a […]
Archive | Mental Health
RSS feed for this sectionInflammatory Bowel Disease doesn’t just affect the physical body. It also affects our mental health as well.
We Are All In This Together
Wanting to belong and to be accepted is a natural desire for all people. It comes hand-in-hand with being ill too. When we are sick, we want to forget it usually and have time where we are just with our friends again in a normal environment and life. So go out. Do the exact things […]
IBD Patients and Caregivers Have Strong Emotions
I want to talk about the two most powerful emotions that I believe go alongside a life with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. As most of you already know, inflammatory bowel disease is a family disease. Most chronic illnesses are which makes them that much harder to live with. Everything that happens to patients impacts […]
Silent Laughter
I’m writing this after going to see a movie to lose myself in. It’s a late Monday evening, almost 10 pm my local time. I use movies and TV to “escape” life. I use them to relax and unwind. Tonight, it was to unwind from work. I’ve worked the last 5 days (not too bad) […]
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 […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Exercise Thoughts
Sometimes I feel like so many people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease are more athletic and exercise more than the general population. There are a wide range of foundations and charities that people partake in, in addition to those who work out on their own. Whether it be riding your bike with Get Your Guts […]
Keeping Track Of Your Health
Checklists are something I like. I enjoy checking off items on a to do list, making grocery lists (helps stay on budget), Christmas shopping lists so that I don’t forget people. They’re great to help me stay organized. There is one area where I think I could benefit more from checklists. With my health. With […]
Anger And Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IBD has me bitter, angry, and very mad right now! My son has spent seven of his eight years of life suffering with pain, nausea, and missing important milestones due to being stuck in the hospital. A very good friend of mine just got done spending two weeks in the hospital thanks to IBD and […]