Category: Lifestyle
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When Do You Know You Are ‘Done’?
So I’ve decided to write about something that has been playing on my mind lately. Truth be told I’m incredibly broody. Me and Ste have four children between us but none together. We haven’t really spoken about whether or not we want anymore but it’s a conversation, like any couple, we will need to have…
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Contraception and IBD/Arthritis
There are lots of different options out there for women who want to prevent pregnancy. What many people (including some GPs) don’t understand is the effect that IBD can have on the way our bodies process these, sometimes resulting in them becoming completely useless at their intended job. I’m not medically trained but this post…
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An Interview With Laura Zappula (a.k.a Stomalicious)
This week I had the pleasure of talking to Laura, who writes a blog called Stomalicious. She appeared on The IBD and Ostomy Support Show at the end of August, talking about travelling with a stoma. As we are discussing food this month I wanted to ask her about what she eats on her travels,…
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An Interview With Ali Jawad
If you watch The IBD & Ostomy Support Show you will know our August theme has been exercising with IBD or an ostomy. This can be difficult for many reasons – fatigue, risk of hernia, malabsorption, deficiencies and many more. There are many amazing people across the IBD community who are actively taking part and…
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One Word Answer Challenge
So yesterday I was tagged in a post by the lovely Angela from The Inspiration Edit. She had seen a one word answer challenge and thought it would be good to create her own and answer from the viewpoint of a Mum with a chronic illness. Her original post can be seen here, and be…
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An Update…
Good evening! Thought I would do a post to update you all on things that have been happening lately, rather than do lots of little posts about everything. My health has been pretty up and down but I’m still trying to keep a smile on my face as always. Firstly some of you would have…
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The Spoonie Mummy Reviews – Lush Jelly Face Masks
Haven’t done one of these in a little while but thought I would share this new Lush product I purchased the other day and let you know what I think! It’s my brother’s wedding on Saturday 5th so I’m trying with all my might to get my skin and everything in a semi decent condition…
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Bucket List
My mental health has definitely taken a downward turn the last couple of weeks. I’ve been struggling with fatigue and insomnia (not the best combination), sore joints and lots of personal things. Recognising you are in a downward spiral can be helpful but it’s not necessarily as easy as that to start feeling better. I…
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