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I've got a pouchoscopy in the morning (scope of my internal J Pouch), so today I am prepping for it. This means fluids all day (full fl…
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This past year has been a pretty rough year for health. Last September, I was removed off of a medication to explore different potential d…
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My biopsy results came in today from the upper and lower scopes I had done last weekend. There was active esophagitis and an ulcer in my e…
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Last week I was having major pain in my esophagus. Suspecting esophagitis (which I've had before), my family physician called in a pres…
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In March of 2004, I had an abdominal surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, secondary to a surgery performed the year prior: after spendin…
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Let's face it - dating with any kind of chronic illness can be incredibly difficult. Dating with illnesses like Crohn's Disease, U…
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What is it like to live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (like Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease...)? The short version…
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So we all know the tragic parts of daily life with chronic, painful, incurable, and not-well-understood illnesses. But what about the smal…
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Let me preface this by saying that my current 'diet' has nothing to do with diet trends. It has nothing to do with a list of recomm…
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Things are starting to move in the right direction! On November 20, 2022, I reduced to a mostly liquid and soft-food diet. Every 2-3 weeks…
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I JUST wrote about body shaming and how it affects and is affected by chronic illness. One of the main themes about having some of the ill…
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I always feel like a liar. Not because I'm lying, but because chronic illness is so variable, unpredictable, and always changing. For …
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With any kind of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, dehydration can be a persistent issue. If your bowels don't work properly, there is a lot …
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I just had an annual checkup with my gastrointestinal specialist this week - and the appointment went well!! In the chronic illness world …
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Okay, so I am essentially an open book.. <enter blog>, and I have always talked very candidly about what I am going through and what …
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Long story short: I started burping every 5-10 seconds late Thursday night and couldn't stop. My guts felt like they were being filled …
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As of this month, it has been twenty years with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. While I have other illnesses that significantly impact my life…
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My newest camping accessory arrived in the mail yesterday. I am a HUGE fan of camping. It has become my only real vacation in the last few…
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My Ulcerative Colitis showed up when I was 14: in grade 9. I thought I had the flu. Nausea, vomiting, the runs, body aches, stomach cramp…
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