Inflammatory Bowel Disease is often referred to by the two main types, Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. IBD is an inflammatory, chronic disease where the bowel (and whole digestive track if you have Crohn’s) can…
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The Spoonie Diaries : Crohn’s Disease with Bryony Hopkins
I am so excited to have Bryony take over the Spoonie Diaries this week! I’ve followed Bryony for a long time now and always blown away by her positivity, but also how real she is…
The Spoonie Diaries : Life with Crohn’s Disease with Louise Helen Hunt
Today’s Spoonie Diaries is being taken over by my fellow ostomate and friend Louise. She blogs about adventures with a chronic illness and is really open, honest and informative about life with a chronic illness….
The Spoonie Diaries : IBD, interstitial cystitis & Fibromyalgia with Lolly Cooper
As today is World IBD Day, I wanted the Spoonie Diaries to show another IBD patient advocate and all around chronic illness warrior to take over the feature. Today, we’re talking to Lolly Cooper about…
10 everyday Myths about inflammatory bowel disease which aren’t true
Today is World IBD Day 2020 and to mark it, I thought we’d do some myth busting! There are so many people who really don’t understand what IBD is and there are a lot of…
The Spoonie Diaries : Living with IBD and chronic pain
I had the idea for creating The Spoonie Diaries at the end of last year as I wanted to use the blog to spread awareness of a wide range of chronic illnesses. The only way…
Crohn's & Colitis awareness week 2019 : food and IBD
As fun as the festive season is, it isn’t always the most gut-friendly, especially when you have IBD. We over-indulge and might eat foods which can make us feel not so great. Another bowel charity,…
Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week 2019 : Fatigue & the Spoon Theory
One of the hardest parts about living with Crohn’s & Colitis, especially post-surgery, is fatigue. Ironically, I’ve been putting off writing this post because I’ve been feeling so tired! Living with fatigue is one of…
Crohn's & Colitis awareness week 2019 : a stoma bag doesn't cure IBD
When I had emergency surgery for my ulcerative colitis, I was mainly excited about the prospect of life without running to the toilet every five minutes. I was ready for a symptom-free life and basically…
