Crohn's Cast: Dating Dilemmas
Monday September 29, 2008
The new Crohn's Cast is about dating. This is a serious topic, because IBD is a disease of young people. Most of us are diagnosed in our prime dating ... Read More
Fun Site Friday: Toilet Quest
Friday September 26, 2008
In this flash game you must find the toilet paper behind glass, break it open, and go into the stall before time runs out. It's rather a lot like real ... Read More
Set Up Yahoo or Google News Alerts
Thursday September 25, 2008
You may wonder how some people always seem to know what's happening. How are these people so plugged in? It's easy -- they probably set up news alerts. You can ... Read More
Use This Trick To Keep Track of Your Meds
Tuesday September 23, 2008
During my worst flare-ups, the amount and types of medication I was taking was overwhelming. Some had to be taken every 6 hours, others with meals, still others on an ... Read More
Night Sweats -- Yuck!
Sunday September 21, 2008
If you don't get a good night's sleep, you just feel worse. Night sweats can be a symptom of IBD, and they can really keep you from getting your Zzzs. ... Read More
Fun Site Friday: Play the Flush Game
Friday September 19, 2008
"Match the flush to the toilet and see how well you know your flushes." What you do in this game is listen to a series of flushes. Then you try ... Read More
A Super-Economical Portable Toilet
Friday September 12, 2008
The folks at The Brown Corporation sent me an email alerting me to their portable toilet -- the name of which I can't print here because this is a family ... Read More
Fun Site Friday: Play "Uncover the Comfort"
Friday September 12, 2008
The Cottonelle site is one of the best toilet paper sites I've seen so far in my quest to bring you a fun site every Friday. They combine two things ... Read More
Can Pepto Bismol Turn Your Stool Black?
Wednesday September 10, 2008
Black stool is never something that you want to see. It can really strike fear and panic into your heart. But there are several reasons why stool can be green, ... Read More
Got Too Many Docs?
Monday September 8, 2008
Many of see several specialists besides our gastroenterologists. It can be difficult to keep track of what you told which doctor when, especially when it comes to your treatments. And ... Read More
New York Mets and CCFA Team Up
Saturday September 6, 2008
On Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 1:10 p.m, the New York Mets will host the Atlanta Braves in a game honoring the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. There will ... Read More
Fun Site Friday: Did Vikings Use TP?
Friday September 5, 2008
Every so often, usually on a bad bathroom day, I wonder what it would have been like to have IBD in medieval or ancient times. Today we have a plethora ... Read More
Missing Class Because of IBD?
Thursday September 4, 2008
Everyone with IBD should be prepared to miss class or work once in a while because of a flare. That's just how it is when you have a chronic illness. ... Read More
Red Flag Digestive Symptoms
Wednesday September 3, 2008
Sometimes its hard to know if you should contact your doctor or not when a new symptom pops up. Most of us don't want to run to the doctor for ... Read More
Make Travel Less Stressful
Tuesday September 2, 2008
Do you travel a lot, especially in the car? Or maybe you like to go camping but it is more difficult with IBD? There is one way you can ... Read More
Men Associate Digital Rectal Exams With Homosexuality
Monday September 1, 2008
Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to convince most men to get
screened for prostate and colon cancer? About.com's Colon Cancer Guide Donna Myers has the answer. Previous research ... Read More

