Living With
Inflammatory Bowel Disease usually requires medication to keep under control and can require hospitalization during especially severe flare ups. These costs are best managed through health insurance. Patients should be sure to completely understand how their insurance company covers IBD related health care costs.
Costs and Insurance
The average person with Crohn's Disease spends $8,265 on treatment in a year while a person with Ulcerative Colitis spends…
Diet Changes
While not the only trigger to symptoms, many IBD patients report sensitivities to food during flare ups and times of remission. While there are some consistent…
Emotional Impact
Every chronic illness will come with its share of emotional hardships along with the obvious physical burden. Moreover, people with chronic illnesses tend to be more…
Exercise
Regular exercise benefits health and overall wellness in many, many ways. Different types of exercise, such as yoga, walking and weight lifting, have been shown to…
Traveling
The threat of an IBD flare can be a significant barrier to travel, especially to unfamiliar places. Patients with IBD must be flexible in their travel plans and…
Pain Relief
IBD flares can cause severe cramping and pain in many people. To alleviate these symptoms, doctors will often…
Work
Living with IBD every day may not present a huge problem at work, but occasional IBD flare ups will impact your job to different degrees depending on the nature of your…
Yoga and Meditation
IBD flares can happen any time for any reason, but tend to creep up most often in times of stress. As such, a person with IBD should try to avoid serious and prolonged…
Hot Topics
If you have either Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis then chances are you are taking some sort of prescription medication to help you manage your symptoms. Or, minimally, you need to see your gastroenterologist once or twice a year for a…
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