My Story with IBD
Fighting IBD Naturally
Life with Crohn’s Disease
Life is hard. Life rarely ever turns out the way we expect it to or hope it will but maybe that’s ok. Maybe it’s life’s way of challenging us to become better versions of ourselves - allowing us to grow from our struggles and then help others. After 20 years of battling Crohn’s disease along with all of the other pressures and disappointments of life I’m still trying learn this lesson myself. I hope that the failures, disappointments, and lessons learned I share here help in whatever journey you are on in life. Be blessed.
Life with Crohn's
While the last several years have largely been a success I’ve still had some pretty intense moments. In August of 2018, almost a year and a half after pinpointing an ingredient that contributed to the worst of my Crohn’s symptoms (bleeding) - I began to flare again. From early August through mid October I continued to bleed…
Allergic Reactions
My first foray into true a elimination diet started with a question - could I be allergic to egg? Years earlier I had done an IgE food allergy blood test which showed that I had a very slight allergy to egg. I dismissed the test results however since I had been eating eggs my whole life and I had never seen eggs give me an “allergic reaction”…
Diagnosed with IBD
Back when I was a kid I’d spend my days hiking in the woods of East Tennessee, biking with friends, and playing football. I had no idea what my future would look like but at that age it didn’t matter. The only thing that mattered in that moment was enjoying life. But a lot changed between my childhood and when my journey with Crohn’s disease began in college…