What Does IBD Pain Feel Like?
What Does IBD Pain Feel Like? Up to 60% of IBD patients experience chronic abdominal pain which impacts their daily life. If you have IBD, you have likely experienced this pain. But exactly what does IBD pain feel like? Are there pain symptoms we all share? And what type of pain can be expected if […]
Loneliness and IBD
Loneliness and IBD Having a chronic disease like IBD can be extremely isolating. Symptoms, fear, and embarrassment may make us feel excluded from some social interactions. Unfortunately loneliness and IBD often go hand and hand. I have personally experienced loneliness that can be attributed to having IBD. Over the years, I believe that […]
Useful Visualizations for IBD
Useful Visualizations for IBD Do you want to know some specific visualizations that may help you manage your IBD symptoms? I have collected a few visualizations here to share with you, each of these has helped me along my journey. This is part of a two part series on using visualizations to manage IBD. To […]
IBD Book Recommendations
IBD Book Recommendations Want to know the best way to be inspired on healing IBD? Reading! There are so many amazing books out there on self healing. I am going to create a series where I recommend some of my favourite books that have inspired me. On topics ranging from IBD diets, to energy healing. […]
What If I Get Sick Again?
What If I Get Sick Again? If you have any chronic illness, you are sure to have wondered, what if I get sick again? What if I do all this work, see improvements, but they do not last forever? What if the healing does not last? Of course, it is normal to have […]
How To: Exercising with Crohn’s Disease
How To Guide Guide: Exercising With Crohn’s Disease Hello and welcome to the blog! This article is about exercising with Crohn’s disease. Click on one of the links to learn more about the topic. Let’s learn and heal together. We will explain potential exercises that you may be able to do while in each stage […]
Tips for Managing an IBD Flare
Tips for Managing an IBD Flare Here are some tips for managing an IBD flare up that I have learnt over the past 10 years of dealing with IBD. An IBD flare can be physically painful, and mentally stressful. But there are some tips and tricks that I have found to help ease some of […]
A Major Setback
A Major Setback This has been a difficult post to write. Recently I have had a flare up of my IBD symptoms. After experiencing only about 5 months in remission, this has been a devastating blow. But as always, this is a learning experience, and I hope that I will learn from my mistakes, and […]
IBD and Rest
IBD and Rest Rest is such an important step in healing your body. So how do IBD and Rest interact? If you have IBD, rest is so important for your healing journey. But is there a proper way to rest? To learn more about this topic, we will discuss The wrong way to […]
IBD and Cannabis – Part 2: The Negatives
IBD and Cannabis – Part 2: The Negatives Have you ever wondered if smoking weed could help you manage IBD? What are the benefits of the drug? What are the risks? I have created this two part series to take a deeper look into IBD and cannabis use. This is part two of […]
IBD and Cannabis Part One: The Positives
IBD and Cannabis Have you ever wondered if smoking weed could help you manage IBD? What are the benefits of the drug? What are the risks? I have created this two part series to take a deeper look into IBD and cannabis use. I will be the first to admit it. I have smoked […]
IBD and Sex
IBD and Sex Everyone’s experience with IBD and sex is going to be different. This information will clear up some questions or concerns you may have about IBD and sex. We hope to make you feel more comfortable with IBD and sex, and show that your disease shouldn’t affect your sex life! We will discuss […]
IBD and Sleep
IBD and Sleep Sleep is a foundation of our health. Lack of sleep has a huge range of negative health impacts on our body. So how do IBD and sleep interact? We will discuss Sleep and inflammation Sleep and the immune system Sleep and stress levels Sleep and […]
Anger as Motivation
Anger as Motivation I was diagnosed with IBD in 2016. I struggled with constant symptoms, and deteriorating health. Right from the start, I was resistant to taking lifelong medications. But I was also resistant to making any drastic changes to my life. I simply did not have the will power, or ‘care factor’ to […]
IBD and the Holidays
IBD and the Holidays For many people late December and early January can be a busy, stressful time of year. If you have IBD and the Holidays can add extra stress to your healing journey. We will discuss strategies, and practices that will help make the holidays easier to manage. And ensure that you […]
How to Get Into Remission with IBD
How to Get Into Remission with IBD Is there an easy answer to the question, how to get into remission with IBD? The answer is no. But this article attempts to give you a brief overview. Of course, each person is different. But this is a brief explanation of what I have done to […]
How To Deal with Someone Who is Not Supportive of Your Healing Journey
How To Deal with Someone Who is Not Supportive of Your Healing Journey Have you ever interacted with someone who is not supportive of your IBD healing journey? I know that I have. This could be a friend, partner, doctor, or anyone else in your life. Unfortunately meeting people who are not supportive is […]
My Support System
My Support System Do you have a good IBD support system? We discuss what my IBD support system looks like. Who is apart of my support system, and how they are supportive of my healing journey. If you are interested in building a support system for your own IBD healing journey. Start […]
Talking to Your Intestines
Talking to Your Intestines Have you ever wanted to communicate with your body? Today we will discuss the idea of talking to your intestines. This may seem like an abstract idea to some. And to others it makes complete sense. With practice, listening to and talking to your intestines can help manage IBD. There […]
What If I Get Sick Again?
What If I Get Sick Again? If you have any chronic illness, you are sure to have wondered, what if I get sick again? What if I do all this work, see improvements, but they do not last forever? What if the healing does not last? Of course, it is normal to have […]
Phantom IBD Pain
Phantom IBD Pain Written: November 12th 2022 Have you ever experience phantom IBD pain before? I have experienced a lot of phantom IBD pain, since my symptoms have subsided. We are going to deep dive into the idea of phantom pain for IBD sufferers. We will discuss: What exactly is phantom pain? My personal […]
How To: Exercising with IBD
Exercising With IBD Exercising if important for everyone. If you have IBD there may be a few extra things to consider when exercising with IBD. Let’s look into potential exercises that you may be able to do while in each stage of your healing. Please be aware that these are only suggestions, and you should […]