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I've been thinking about writing this blog for a while, but was afraid of sounding too preachy. But a headline on Yahoo! today made me think I'll go ahead and write it anyway and risk the wrath. The healine and article I saw are below:

Too much sugar-free gum linked to bowel problems...

Nine years ago I had my first claustrophic panic attack, as I called it. I'd been dx'd with colitis and IBS a year before and this was my first airplane trip living with unpredictable D. I was stuck in a middle seat with a large man sitting next to me in the aisle seat. The flight attendant had just closed the doors, we were seatbelted in,...

Over the past eleven years of marriage I have been admitted to the hospital three times, and gone to the ER at least seven times - none of these instances were IBD or IBS symptom related. I just seem to get everything as well as odd things - viral meningitis 3x, pneumonia 1x, severe strep infection 1x - and ALWAYS my husband has been there for me...

Living with IBS & IBD have caused me to make some hard decisions over the years but the one I made this week had to be the hardest.

My husband and I had planned a research trip to India for a project we're working on. From the start (about two months ago) I knew that traveling to India is risky for anybody but especially someone with IBD...

I always try to keep my blog posts upbeat, or to at least provide some helpful information for my readers. Well, today I just can't do it. My little IBD flare-up from lst Friday has just gotten worse - I'm pooing blood which I've NOT done in nearly eight years! It's hard to stay upbeat and not panic when I feel like I've...