The Lighter Side of Medicine

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…

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…

Flare ups are not always visible. With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, pain and flare ups are rarely visible. Even to the sufferer. The only…

Over the past few days I have been feeling  excessively drained. Unusually drained. It is true that I have been wearing myself out more t…

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

The last few days I have been trying to eat solid food. I had potatoes, some chicken, more potatoes, (a little bacon yesterday), toast, re…

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…

I am not sure what's going on exactly, but my Crohn's is right ticked off. I have lost more weight, felt incredibly shaky and weak…

Working so hard on wedding planning (we are in crunch time now - 29 days), cooking at home has been a little more sparse. We have had to re…

It's that time of year again! I get to binge on ice cream and pudding and yogurt, I can drink loads of herbal tea and steamed milk. T…

Once you have lived with chronic illness, certain things quickly become habits. Keeping a journal of foods, activities, medications, appoi…

There is a bright side to experiencing a night without sleep. There are a few things going on: I have a major j-pouch flare-up, I have bee…