Meet Diana: I am 33 years old. I was diagnosed with pan colitis a couple of months ago which came as a big shock! I am still trying to adjust to this condition. Having a sense of humor and being partial to toilet jokes definitely helps. Some more about me: I live in Australia and I work as a researcher and love science. My hobbies… Read More »Newly Diagnosed and Confused
Hey UC’ers, Katryna, who’s written several colitis stories before (I never knew she was a song writer too!!) recently posted up this classic song with her own UC twist yesterday on the ihaveuc facebook group page, and I asked her (and she said heck yeah) if it would be alright to share with the rest of you. If you happen to get a Christmas Carol… Read More »On The First Day of Christmas, My UC Gave To Me
Meet David: I’m 25 year old Youth Pastor. I live in New Jersey with my wife and Labradoodle. Was experiencing symptoms for several months, was told that it was “just stress.” After months of having 5 Bowel Movements of watery stool a day, my primary care physician finally referred me for a colonoscopy where I was diagnosed October 2010 with a mild case of UC.… Read More »Army and Colitis
Meet Yahaira: I was just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last week and I’m suffering a “flare up”. I’m 27 years old with three kids and two foster kids, and of course I’m devastated…I don’t know anything about UC, don’t know what to do, how to feel, what will happen, and I’m a bit afraid. I’m not looking forward to Jan. 9 (my first gastro. appt.)… Read More »Ulcerative Colitis Blues
Meet Neva: I am a single mom, in my mid-40’s, of a 10 year old boy. I work full time in a very fast-paced office, and part-time in the evenings to make ends meet. Some More About Me: I give private Italian lessons to students of all ages, many of whom love to travel to Italy. My native language is Italian and I learned English… Read More »UC Has Made My Life Worse