Mental Treatment for a Physical Disease – Part 2
This guest post is continued from Mental Treatment for a Physical Disease – Part 1, where Dr. Taft discusses how the brain and gut affect each other, and how our mental and physical health is...
View ArticleIn Remission…. Now What?!
When I started writing this post I thought carefully of how the topic should be worded. The last thing I want is to give the perception that having active symptoms and inflammation is better than being...
View ArticleMediSafe App Review
I often feel like a walking pharmacy. At any given time, I have at least several different scripts on me for everything from nausea to gut spasms to panic attacks about my gut spasms (“am I starting to...
View ArticleMy UC Diagnosis Story
“Hey Mama I’m OK out here, I’ve seen how hard the world can be. My step is sure and I know my name, I’m strong just like you prayed I’d be, I’m strong just like you prayed I’d be.” -Miranda Lambert In...
View ArticleAlong the Journey of Crohn’s | Guest Post
I don’t know where to begin. It has been suggested to me many times that I write down the story of my journey through college, getting a grown up job, getting married, having a baby and oh, yeah having...
View ArticleIBD Diagnosis & Pregnancy: It’s Not As Scary As You Think
This guest post is authored by Beth Kiernan, MPH, Interviewer & Teratogen Information Specialist, MotherToBaby Catch up on her first post, “Will my Baby Be OK?” Tania was on the line, unexpectedly...
View ArticleSteroids: A (Manageable) Nutrition Nightmare
Ask anyone who has taken steroids for an extended period of time about their experience and they will likely bemoan the dreaded moon face, insomnia and mood swings with gusto. Something they may not...
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