It’s safe to say I never thought I’d be writing this post! How did I go from a perfectly healthy young woman to spending more time in hospital than your average 90 year old? It seems ridiculous doesn’t it!? …

It’s been a busy few weeks… I’m swamped in books with deadline season coming up, leaving me writing more about pirates and Thomas Jefferson (yes that is my degree! I’m not kidding) than my angry body! And I haven’t …

So I’ve been pretty lax with the good old blog over the past few weeks… Partly down to the fact my colitis was being such a knob that I could only muster just enough energy to get out of …

So over the last year it’s not just my physical health that has been a little rocky but my head has been in a spin. Even though Crohn’s and Colitis are physical illnesses it effects not just the digestive …

People ask me a lot ‘’Why do you blog?’’ Why did I decide to take to my laptop one day and write about myself? Why did I think that people would read it? Why did I decide to talk …

The most common ages for diagnosis of IBD ranges from 15-25 and this coincides with a rather important part of life for some: University. Uni is great. You leave the safety of mum and dad for the first time, …

When I was first faced with IBD I chose to ignore the worst case scenario out of fear. I was so stubborn and terrified of being sliced open that I didn’t want to admit that surgery could be a …