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Ulcerative Colitis Survey October 8, 2011:  Relationships and Ulcerative Colitis Objective:  To share experiences and information about how being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis has affected relationships and intimacy with partners. Data Collected through a simple questionnaire with participation of 50 Colitis people from all over the world.(8 Countries to be exact:  Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, [...]

What’s up Colitis People, It’s been a little while since I’ve had a chance to bust out a video recently, but today was the day.  My wife and I have been in the middle of a major move, we up and moved from Stanford territory to CAL Berkeley lands so she could attend college.  It [...]

OK, has been a while since I posted an update. I have had a few bad weeks, especially since my current GI doctor prescribed Imuran. I started to have uncontrollable movements and felt like I am falling apart. I decided to stop the Imuran last weekend and felt an immediate improvement. Last Monday I went [...]

I have had ulcerative colitis for almost 6 years now with flare ups consistently 2x a year requiring steroids each time (and as a result of steroids, I now have osteoporosis and I am only 31 yrs old..but it could be much worse, so I am thankful its not). I was initially diagnosed 2 months [...]

As a mother of 3 and living with UC, Michelle has been to hell and back. Her positive attitude and UC story is something we can all learn from. You bet it’s possible to have a happy family with this disease!

Has anyone ever been on an old roller coaster that doesn’t do any flips or upside down stuff, but all kinds of ups and downs?  A ride where you are going up hills and then right back down many different times.  The mental game of handling ulcerative colitis seems to be similar. I’m no expert [...]

Where is the Yogurt Making Machine? How many people have made their own homemade yogurt at home?  I’m not the only one who is trying this to fight the creepy colitis symptoms right?  Although December 26th is not nearly as exciting as other days of the month.  It is the most exciting day of the [...]

Putting a title on a post before it’s written is like trying to predict the outcome of a game that hasn’t started yet. I prefer to let things play out so the name can reveal itself organically. When I do that, I never feel confined to the parameters of the title and I can go [...]

The flare is getting worse! I am scheduled for a colonoscopy about a week and a half after Thanksgiving. Almost as soon as I scheduled it (last Monday) my flare that was manageable and not so bad (but was there) became increasingly worse. I don’t know why… it just did. I didn’t change anything I [...]

Does the SCD Diet really work? I’m in my second UC flare now?…What is the deal, anyone, anyone, Ferris

Below is an email I received from Sarah who also submitted her story in the Colitis Venting area a few weeks back.  I wrote her to ask how things are going, and she had some questions.  After she agreed for me to answer them with a video response, I shot a quick video for everyone [...]