Mandy writes to her prediagnosis self about living with ulcerative colitis (UC) and what she wishes she had known.

Being the spouse to someone with UC can be challenging, but this woman with UC has a message for you: You’re the real MVP.

What with all the stigma surrounding ulcerative colitis and other digestive health conditions, this woman has one simple plea for modern society.

Amy is in the middle of three generations of women with ulcerative colitis. Here she tells HealthCentral about the experiences that have helped her daughter.

With so much information out there about UC, online and off, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction.