What I Want You To Know
To all the caregivers, bosses, classmates, and friends. To all the boyfriends and best friends, to the girl that I see at yoga class. I want you to know this: I have IBD. It stands for Inflammatory...
View ArticleHumor, Humility, and Purpose with Crohn’s Disease
In this guest post, our friend Tony talks about how he takes on Crohn’s Disease, why it’s brought a purpose to his life, and why he believes it’s important to share our stories with honesty, humor, and...
View ArticleCharity Nominees: Oct-Dec 2013
We’ve nominated three awesome organizations for our fourth quarter Pass It On Charity Contest! This quarter, we’ve chosen IBD research organizations. There’s just not enough to say about how important...
View ArticleCharity Contest Winner: The Colon Club
Congratulations to our third quarter charity contest winner, The Colon Club! Learn a little bit about their amazing beginning and the work they do now: The Colon Club was founded in 2003 by Molly...
View ArticleJust Keep Talking About It
This guest post from Greta talks about, well, talking. She talks about her symptoms, her diagnosis, her family, and why she’ll never stop talking about IBD until awareness is strong, information is out...
View ArticleDifference 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...
View ArticleCheering 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,...
View Article2013 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...
View ArticleIBD 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...
View ArticleIBD Awareness Week 2013 Events
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 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...
View ArticleEvolution 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...
View ArticleLet 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....
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...
View ArticleRelationships, Marriage, and IBD
Just like we did with our Parenting Perspective, we sat down to chat with two IBD activists about how their marriages work in the face of IBD. This special conversational post compares two perspectives...
View ArticleCharity Contest Winner: Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF)
Congratulations to our fourth quarter charity contest winner, GIRF! Read on to learn more about what their organization does and how they support the IBD community! The Gastro-Intestinal Research...
View ArticleSmile, Though Your Body’s Aching…
This insightful guest post from our friend Leah of Life, Lemons, and Lemonade discusses what it means to be happy, and how you can make the choice to stay positive throughout your battle with IBD....
View ArticleNo, We Won’t Stop Talking about Poop
We can’t emphasize enough that awareness for Crohn’s and Colitis is important. We see our community fighting hard for this, doing their part in social media, through blogging, and through starting...
View ArticlePass It On Winner! The Crohn’s Journey Foundation
Congratulations to The Crohn’s Journey Foundation for winning our first quarter 2014 charity contest! Thanks to your votes, TCJF will receive 10% of all of our apparel sales from the first quarter....
View ArticlePass It On – 2nd Quarter Blogger Nominees
This quarter, we’re doing something special with our Pass It On initiative! We’re so excited to send some support to everyday people who work tirelessly to share their stories, inspire others, and...
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