There’s good advice, questionable advice, and downright bad advice.
Crohn’s
Happy Stomaversary! My First Year With an Ostomy
August 21, 2014: It’s hard to believe that a year ago today I was at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto having my colon removed and getting it replaced with an ileostomy.
“But you don’t look sick…”
Anyone with an invisible illness can tell you that at some point they were told that they “don’t look sick”.
When Censorship Becomes Discrimination
Something happened recently that really angered me. One of the founders of the #GetYourBellyOut campaign, Sahara (Twitter @Sahara88uk) had recently come out of surgery, and while still recovering she posted a photo of herself on several social media sites, but the photo was flagged on Facebook and she was forced to remove it.
Here is the photo, which I’m proud to display on this blog:
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Extraintestinal Manifestations in IBD
IBD stands for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, yet a large percentage of us with IBD (estimated to be upwards of 40%) experience extraintestinal manifestations (symptoms outside our gut). These symptoms can sometimes be as hard to deal with as the abdominal symptoms of IBD; for some, they’re even worse.
My first ileoscopy
It’s all done. Over with. Finished. I was given my first ileoscopy yesterday and it was an interesting experience to say the least!
#getyourbellyout – the campaign that changed IBD advocacy
We have so many amazing advocates in the IBD and ostomy community, but one team of advocates really stands out with a campaign they’ve been able to turn into an international sensation, and that’s the #GetYourBellyOut movement.
Started in March 2014, the #getyourbellyout team is made up of four incredibly hard-working ladies: Victoria Marie (twitter @colitisandme), Gem Gem (twitter @wales28), Sahara (twitter @Sahara88uk) and Lorna (twitter @lornamary_1981).
Environmental Risk Factors for IBD
In this post, I’d like to go over some environmental risk factors associated with IBD.
IBD and Junk Food – “I can’t get no, satisfaction”
Several days after the BBC report came out that lifestyle choices (i.e. poor dietary habits, high antibiotic use) could increase the risk of IBD, the backlash is still being felt all over the internet by angry IBD’ers.