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Difference Between Crohn’s and Colitis [Infographic]
One of the most challenging things to explain about IBD is the difference between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. After all, the experiences can be very similar, and even the medications may be...
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IBD Survey – Share Your Story
Our friend Dennis has a favor to ask of all of you. He is currently writing a dissertation on how online communities (namely those relative to IBD) are created and maintained and how viewers benefit....
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Cheering Despite Crohn’s
This guest interview comes from a young girl who didn’t let a Crohn’s diagnosis take away her strength and spirit. Read about how Crohn’s has changed her life, why she’ll never give up on her dreams,...
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2013 Special Edition Shirt – Pooper Trooper
Announcing the 2013 Special Edition Shirt… The Backstory: “The story behind it is actually really simple. I was in the middle of a horrible flare, and off the cuff, my boyfriend called me his little...
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IBD Awareness Week Preview
I Love Awareness! Get a head start on IBD Awareness Week 2013 with our Awareness Challenges! We’ll have a different challenge and prize for EACH day of IBD Awareness Week. This year, we’re challenging...
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IBDIY – Scented Heating Pads
Scented Heating Pads Our first IBDIY project is for these awesome vessels of comfort and relief, things that no patients will turn away. They are microwaveable and reusable, and you can make them in...
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IBDIY – Toilet Paper Tube Candles
Toilet Paper Tube Candles and Holders Take all those empty toilet paper tubes and turn them into something nice. These handmade candles use TP tubes as molds; pair them with DIY frosted candle holders...
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12 More Holiday Gift Ideas for those with IBD
More Gift Ideas for Loved Ones with Crohn’s and Colitis View the first 10 list of gifts We’re sure you’ve already gotten Ask Me and Pooper Trooper shirts for all your favorite IBDers, but here are 10...
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It’s so great to see everyone getting so excited about spreading IBD Awareness! Senate Resolution 199 was passed in 2011 to designate the week of December 1-7 each year as IBD Awareness week in the...
View ArticleIBD and Social Security Disability
This guest post is provided by Molly of the Social Security Disability Help Blog. Visit her site to find information and answers to frequent questions about potential benefits in a difficult to...
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IBD Awareness Week 2013 Challenges
IBD Awareness is Cool. Social media is great for awareness. IBD communities have developed, friendships have been made, and awareness has been spread in ways previously unattainable. But sometimes we...
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What TO Say to Patients with IBD
A few years back (which is an eternity in internet years, but still) posts and videos were going around the web, generally titled “Things Not To Say To [category of people]” and gave us all a quick...
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Evolution Of A Shirt [reposted]
Our friend Lauren of the running/IBD/life blog Forward Is A Pace can often be seen out and about in her “Ask Me” shirt, but it wasn’t always that way. This amazing post follows her evolution as a...
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Let Me Tell You About My Crohn’s
This special IBD Awareness Week guest post comes from Alyssa, a brave and wise Crohn’s patient, but let’s let her introduce herself. I am Alyssa. I am 23. As of this past July, I have Crohn’s disease....
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Twas the Night Before Surgery
Our friend Amber sent us this inspiring, hopeful poem, “The Night Before Surgery” and we immediately fell in love. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Good Health to all. The post Twas the Night...
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Mental Treatment for a Physical Disease – Part 1
Guest Post by Dr. Tiffany Taft, PsyD, of Oak Park Behavioral Medicine “I’m not really sure what I’m doing here.” When I worked in the division of gastroenterology at Northwestern University, I heard...
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Mental Treatment for a Physical Disease – Part 2
This guest post is continued from Mental Treatment for a Physical Disease – Part 1, where Dr. Taft discusses how the brain and gut affect each other, and how our mental and physical health is...
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Asking for Support – Fundraising 101
Ask, and You Shall Receive Fundraising 101, Lesson 1 Getting involved in a cause you believe in (ahem, IBD) has so many great benefits, from the health benefits of doing a walk, run, or bike ride, the...
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Gifts and Giveaways – Fundraising 101
Raising Funds through Gifts, Goods, and Giveaways Fundraising 101, Lesson 2 Start with Lesson 1 So you’ve asked your contact list, did a social media blast, and started your fundraising! You can reach...
View ArticleThe Weight of IBD
Our friend Grant and his talented filmmaker colleage Tim collaborated on this short film entitled “The Weight of IBD”. We don’t need to explain it, as it tells its own story. This is an impactful...
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