If you have Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, you’ve probably taken prednisone at some point. Prednisone, sometimes referred to as the “devil’s tic-tacs” in the chronic illness community, has some fairly intense side effects including weight gain. But why exactly does it cause weight gain? And what can you do to prevent gaining weight? Keep reading […]
7 Practical Tips to Hide and Prevent Chronic Illness-Related Hair Loss
IBD is an invisible disease. One of the top invisible extraintestinal manifestations I deal with is hair loss. I’ve met many others in the chronic illness community who deal with hair loss, whether it’s due to medications, malnutrition, or the disease itself. Regardless of the cause, there are techniques to hide the hair loss and […]
The Link Between Autoimmune Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
In honor of the annual awareness day, World IBD Day, I’m sharing five invisible aspects of my life with ulcerative colitis. This year’s theme is “Making the invisible visible,” so I thought I’d launch this series by sharing my top invisible extraintestinal manifestation: joint pain. Joint Pain: An Invisible Extraintestinal Manifestation One thing that a […]
World IBD Day: Spreading Awareness for an Invisible Disease
Ever since my ulcerative colitis diagnosis in 2014, I get so pumped every May! May 19th is World IBD Day and May 18th – 21st is Digestive Disease Week! I love customizing blog and social media content around the specifics of my IBD journey during these awareness days. In this year’s World IBD Day post, […]