Mistakes and missteps. We’ve all made them in our life. I’ve made plenty in my 35 years with Crohn’s. Today, I’m sharing with you the top 11 missteps I made in my early days (and even into my not so early days) with Inflammatory Bowel Disease with the hop

What’s the first word that comes to your mind when I say colonoscopy? I’ll start… Dread. OK now you go on the count of three. 1-2-3… Don’t worry if I can’t hear you because it’s more important that you know your word. Plus, I’m feeling you cosmically beca

One of my favorite parts of having The Cheeky Podcast for Moms with IBD is that I get to connect with you. Lately I’ve had lots of questions about whether or not it’s OK to skip the yogurt on the SCD diet. More and more IBD gals are finding that dairy jus

SPOILER ALERT: THERES A DELISH {AND NUTRISH} NUT BUTTER COOKIE RECIPE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE When you were a kid, I bet PB & J was all the rage in your house. It was in mine. Nut butter is a paradise for kids. And whats not to love? Gooey, creamy, s

The world is watching, in horror and fear, as Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Our hearts are full of sorrow, but there’s also glimmers of hope. I think we all feel it– for the Ukrainian military, the countless civilians taking up arms to defend their coun

When you’re dealing with Crohn’s and colitis, it feels like a constant state of eat this not that. Should I be gluten free or grain free? What are the ingredients in that? Can I have that ingredient? Am I having a reaction to that food? How do I know? So

Do you eat tomatoes? Raw, cooked, skin on, skin off, canned, tomato sauce, ketchup although Im not really sure ketchup qualifies as a tomato by that point. Tomatoes are one of those things that some with Crohns and colitis eat with no issues and others

How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? It used to be simple right? I remember when my hubby and I were dating and even when we were first married, we lived for Valentine’s Day. I’d make him some kind of a homespun poem, filling in the blanks with conversat

Arthritis. Painful achy joints. Body stiffness. Difficulty getting your arms and legs moving in the morning. Swelling and tenderness showing up in your elbows, fingers, toes, knees, back, hips, wrists… Are ailments like these just part of life with Crohn’

Has the gut healing diet called Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) crossed your path yet? It definitely gets its roots in the Paleo movement. There’s lots of moms with Crohn’s and colitis turning to this gut healing, anti-inflammatory, bacterial balancing, immune boo