The Lighter Side of Medicine

To be honest, I am not even sure how many times an 'average' person goes to the washroom. I think when people are young and health…

I think I have talked about cravings quite a bit on this blog. Cravings are usually a symptom of an underlying deficiency. Usually . Of c…

Last night, for whatever reason, I had some pretty intense inflammation pain in my J pouch. It could have been the dollop of hot sauce I pu…

Anyone with Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease (or any Inflammatory Bowel Disease or disease of the intestines) will have a pretty goo…

Omg do I love fruits and veggies!!! Seriously. I would probably be a vegetarian (or part-time vegetarian) if I could eat primarily fruits a…

Big events take long recuperation times. Mistakes take even longer. These days I am starting to feel more like myself since the wedding w…

These are some cool biological things I learned when I had to have an ileostomy bag during my senior year of high school. Did you know tha…

I have been super sick this week... mostly still just run down from the wedding... at worst it is Mono, at best it is a regular flare-up. …

Something happened this week. I am not sure exactly what triggered it - the spring rolls, being on one of my antibiotics too long, or just…