When I was a kid, I’d usually have to sleep an hour or two after having an IBS attack—it would drain me completely. I’d be tired for the rest of the day. But the next day, I’d be back on my feet. Now that I’m an adult, things are a little different. It’s almost like …
When ‘Pooped’ Takes On a New Meaning (The Crap-tastic Guide to IBS: Pt. 2) Read More »
I had an appointment with a specialist recently, but I could have been replaced by a blank wall, because she didn’t listen to anything I was saying. “I’ve been seeing a naturopath for almost a year, but the treatments haven’t been helping,” I said. “Well, it seems like you and your naturopath have those symptoms …
Navigating Dismissive Doctors When You Have a Chronic Illness Read More »
While re-watching Fringe, a TV show that follows FBI agent Olivia Dunham and her team as they solve supernatural mysteries, I noticed a character I could relate to because of his chronic pain. In Season Three, Episode Twelve, “Concentrate and Ask Again,” Olivia, Walter, and Peter are investigating a biological attack on a scientist. A …
FRINGE Points Out How Healthy People Ignore Chronic Pain, but You May Have Missed It Read More »
Maybe it’s a new resident, or maybe you’ve cohabitated with this alien thing for years, like me. Don’t worry, I’m here to tell you all the good news about living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Like how it’s incurable. And how doctors don’t really know what it is. And how your friends might not want …
