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 […]
Tag Archives: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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 […]
SPECIAL – IBDSocialCircle at DDW14
In may, I was invited by Janssen Biotech, a Johnson and Johnson company, to attend Digestive Disease Week 2014 in Chicago and be a part of the IBDSocialCircle. The IBD Social Circle comprises of the leading IBD advocates Marisa Lauren Troy of JournalingIBD.org, Sara Ringer of InflamedandUntamed.com, Megan Starshak and Andrea Meyers of The Great […]
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 […]
Whoa… Should I really be talking about IBD?
At a recent support group meeting I listened to a few people talk about how their child or they themselves don’t want to talk about their IBD with anyone. They don’t want anyone to know. Hearing them relate their feelings and recalling others expressing their wishes to keep quiet about what they are going through, made me […]
Episode 13 – IBD Public Awareness
After a small summer hiatus, The IBD Round Table is BACK for Episode 13. Ryan Stevens will tell us about his AMAZING swim across Lake Erie to raise public awareness for Inflammatory Bowel Disease… We’ll discuss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and if IBD needs a similar campaign… And the new CCFA PSA advertisement, is […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Crohnie Apocalypse…
There continues to be a lot of coverage (via blogs and most notably YouTube videos) concerning the threat to humanity that is The Zombie Apocalypse. OK. Fair enough. I get that swarming hordes of the undead roaming our lands and devouring everything in sight could kind of mess with an otherwise peachy day. However, I […]