My ulcerative colitis has been in remission for two years, at the time I’ve writing this. Sometimes it makes me feel guilty or as if my chronic illness story isn’t as valuable. Keep reading to hear my confession in today’s mini post and let me know in the comments if you’ve every felt this way. […]
I Flared Two Months Before My Wedding: This Flare Food Helped Get Me Through
One year before my wedding, I switched from Remicade to Sulfasalazine, a 5-ASA oral medication. It kept me in remission for nearly about twelve months, but I fell into a flare one month before my wedding. In this post, I share the flare food that helped me manage my symptoms until a new medicine kicked […]
My Experience Transitioning from a Biologic to an Oral Medication
Can you switch from a biologic to an oral medication? Although this typically isn’t recommended, my doctor and I decided to try this transition in 2016. Keep reading to find out why we made this decision and how it worked out for me. Before Switching Meds, I Had a Colonoscopy The first step in this […]