About IBD

About IBD

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease) are about more than diarrhea: they affect the whole person. About IBD focuses on health and lifestyle issues important to people living with Crohn's or colitis. IBD patients, doctors, therapists, and care partners give their tips and advice on topics including diet, nutrition, treatments, mental health, family dynamics, and sexuality as it relates to living with IBD.

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Find Those Things That Make You Happy

Find Those Things That Make You Happy

Being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) can upend your entire life. Then being diagnosed with a rare liver disease? It could truly leave you feeling hop...

29 Jun 202031min

You've Got to Find the Humor in Things

You've Got to Find the Humor in Things

Do you have a sense of humor about your IBD? Jenna Ziegler of The Comical Colon found that keeping her sense of humor has helped her through the challenges she faced after being diagnosed with ulcerat...

22 Jun 202028min

I Had Contemplated Keeping It a Secret

I Had Contemplated Keeping It a Secret

What has been your experience with ostomy surgery? If you know someone who lives with an ileostomy or a colostomy, you'll likely get your impression about having a stoma from them. But what if that pe...

1 Jun 202031min

I Evaluated What Was Really Important to Me

I Evaluated What Was Really Important to Me

How does being diagnosed with a chronic illness affect your path in life? For Mariah Leach, a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis came out of the blue and put her at a crossroads. She decided to take the r...

18 Mai 202036min

I'm Not Doing This By Myself

I'm Not Doing This By Myself

How would you answer these questions about your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? What is the best part of having IBD? What is the hardest part of your day? What is your least favorite treatment? If ...

4 Mai 202023min

Tips for Telehealth Appointments During the Pandemic

Tips for Telehealth Appointments During the Pandemic

Telehealth has become part of our new normal as we practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the barriers that prevented us from being able to see our doctors for an appoin...

27 Apr 202027min

What It's Like to Have IBD and COVID-19

What It's Like to Have IBD and COVID-19

People living with IBD who have suppressed immune systems because of medication are understandably concerned about their risks surrounding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Jamie Horrigan, a medical...

13 Apr 202031min

Tips on Getting An Infusion During the Pandemic

Tips on Getting An Infusion During the Pandemic

We're living through an usual time and people living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have many questions about how the pandemic may affect them. IBD experts agree that it's important to con...

1 Apr 202020min

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