Tag: crohns disease
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How To Make Getting Ready For Work Easier With Chronic Illness
Ad | Post contains affiliate links | These do not affect your shopping experience, price you pay etc. but help support the blog if used, so thank you in advance if you use them Firstly – let me be honest and say I do not have this all figured out and I would appreciate all…
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Ostomy 101 – What is Panproctocolectomy/Barbie Butt Surgery
As you may know, I have recently had a bit of an extended break from blogging due to having had more surgery for my Crohn’s Disease. On Wednesday June 16th I had panproctocolectomy surgery. Many people will have no clue what that is, so I thought I would write a post explaining the ins and…
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Five Things I Wish I Was Told When I Was Diagnosed With IBD
Good morning and welcome to a new week! Blogtober is still rolling on and today I wanted to share a few bits of advice for those who may have been recently diagnosed with IBD. My own experience was pretty horrific. I was given zero support, advice and pretty much left to my own devices. I…
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Eating With An Ileostomy
Good morning! Today I am really excited to be collaborating with Amy from #StomaBags blog. We both have stomas and decided to work together on a post about eating with an ostomy, as so many worry about what they can and can’t eat following surgery. The list you get from your stoma nurse is not…
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Welcome To The Pregnancy Series – Getting Pregnant With Chronic Illnesses
So today I am really happy to launch my new series all about pregnancy and having kids when you have chronic illnesses. I put a shout out on social media a couple of months ago and received a great response , so alongside my information and story, I have a bunch of other ladies stories…
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9 Vitamins & Supplements I Use and Recommend
AD ] Post contains gifted items The week of March 11th sees the beginning of Nutrition and Hydration Week This week is an annual event which aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. I have previously written posts about hydration as this is especially…
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The Hospital Diaries Days 10 to 13 – Wednesday to Saturday
Happy weekend everyone – I really hope you are all enjoying yours more than I am stuck in here. Update Unfortunately my potassium and now also magnesium levels are still crashing into my boots so I am constantly having to be hooked up to drips as well as take supplements to keep my body functioning.…
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The Hospital Diaries Day 8 & 9 – Monday & Tuesday
I’m at the point of losing track of days and it seems to be suddenly flying by. Each day sort of mingles into one as it gets so repetitive and a mixture of tests, medication, pain and sleep. Gastroscopy Test On Monday I had my first ever gastroscopy test – where the camera goes down…
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The Spoonie Mummy 