This Is The Ugly Truth Of Crohn’s And Ulcerative Colitis, And Why It Remains So Misunderstood Sarah May Campbell
Reaching For Connection: How Instagram Changed My Life As I Faced My Crohn’s Diagnosis Ciera Wood “ There are an estimated 1.386 billion active Instagram users logging on each month, there is an account for anything and everything you’re looking for.
This Is The Ugly Truth Of Crohn’s And Ulcerative Colitis, And Why It Remains So Misunderstood Sarah May Campbell “ “Oh, I have IBS too, I totally get it.” A friend uttered those words to me as I sat with a swollen stomach, pinched against the buttons on my jeans and feeling too ill to eat the food I was…
I Became Mrs. New Jersey International While Battling Crohn’s — This Is My Story Sarah May Campbell “ I remember frantically telling my first graders, “Hold on, Mrs. Campbell needs to turn her microphone and camera off really quick” and I couldn’t even make it to the bathroom. There, in my office, I threw up.
How I Learned To Love Myself While Living With A Stoma Katie Smith “ Being an 18-year-old girl and hearing “you need emergency surgery to give you an ileostomy bag” was really difficult. That sentence has and will stay in my head permanently.
How The Crohn’s Community Helped Me Find Self-Worth While Living With An Ileostomy Stephanie Remy “ There are a lot of things that go through your mind when you’re first diagnosed with an incurable illness. How will this affect my day-to-day life? Will I have to take medication forever? Will I die?
5 Ways To Successfully Navigate Dating And Social Functions With Crohn’s Disease Katie Kelly “ I knew something was wrong in my early 20s. It was hard enough worrying about fitting in with the popular sorority girls in college.
How I Learned To Love The Body That Tried To Kill Me Ciera Wood “ The mouth sores, the joint pain, severe fatigue, nausea, severe abdominal pain, pain while eating, pain while drinking, pain without eating for a whole day, loosing blood every time I went to the bathroom… How could I learn to love…
What It’s Really Like To Manage Your Mental Health While Having Crohn’s Carlos Papuro “ Our physical health directly impacts our mental health, and the truth is that we need our mental health in order to get our gut under control. You cannot have one without the other.