Ulcerative Colitis

Dear Friends:

Over the years since Lowell has been sick to varying degrees, my energy and attention has been required for so many of the medical…

Dear Mirror: An Open Letter from an IBD Patient

Dear mirror,

I am not afraid of you anymore. I am not ashamed of you anymore. I am not chained or answerable to you anymore. But it wasn’t always this way…

Dear Classmates: An Open Letter from an IBD Patient

Dear classmates,

Got Spoons? How to Speak the Language of Empathy

Overcoming Silence: My Victory Against Ulcerative Colitis

“I admire your enthusiasm for a good conversation.” “Wait…can you repeat that?” “I like your stories!” “Oh, you were expecting me to still be listening?” The intrigued, the nonchalant, the unfazed, the amused — I’ve heard it all…

Predicting IBD Relapses Gets Easier

Symptomatic relapse and remission are very characteristic of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and disease flares are often unpredictable, significantly affecting the patient’s quality of life. So far, diagnosis of IBD has been based on clinical evaluation…