Gut Immunity

Why I went on Prednisone and my therapy session

Hello lovely readers, I thought I would jump on here to give you a quick update and also clarify some things! I do want to first off say that I am feeling better and there are definite improvements. I seem to be getting back to my regular routine of going to the bathroom only inContinue reading “Why I went on Prednisone and my therapy session”

Well friends, we got the flu

Ah flu season, the time of year no one likes. Especially people with autoimmune disorders. Last year your girl was on top of it and got her flu sit early, managing to overall miss flu season. This year, your girl was lazy and kept putting it off and Karma bit her in the ass. NowContinue reading “Well friends, we got the flu”

Hello, It’s Me

Well hello world, it has been a long long time since we have ventured over here to this blog. I made it back from Europe, I do promise you that. I’m really sorry I was away from here for so long. Life just kind of got away from me. Europe was a whirl wind andContinue reading “Hello, It’s Me”

Where did time go?!

Holy smokes guys, How has it literally been just shy of a month?! Time has FLOWN by. I am down to 14 days left of work before the summer holidays (working in a school perks). I knew I had been slacking a bit, but I didn’t think a whole darn month had gone by! ButContinue reading “Where did time go?!”

What is a flare up?

As my journey to remission seems to becoming closer, I started to wonder about the future. Will I be symptom free? What does remission feel like? How long will it last? But most importantly, what is a flare up? Because often people who go into remission talk about having flare ups. I have used thisContinue reading “What is a flare up?”

Clinical Trial Series: Week 16

Well the day has come and passed and we have lived to tell the tale of yet another colonoscopy- except this time it was a sigmoidoscopy. While they tell you that the prep for a sigmoidoscopy is much easier- I beg to differ and actually asked for the colonoscopy prep. That enema fleet they giveContinue reading “Clinical Trial Series: Week 16”

Things you should do if you are on Prednisone

Ah Prednisone, The pill that most people end up on when you have a chronic illness, the pill that really does work some wonders, but ALWAYS has side effects. This has been the longest I’ve been on prednisone consecutively. Normally I am able to start weaning off of it after 2 weeks, but because ofContinue reading “Things you should do if you are on Prednisone”

Gut Immunity- Why is it so important?

Hello lovely readers, It is almost that time of year- SPRING. Just kidding. Where I live, spring won’t be around for like another month or so…. BUT let’s jump into a quick update BEFORE I get into you gut immunity. I have my 8 week colonoscopy Wednesday. We finally get to see if the drugContinue reading “Gut Immunity- Why is it so important?”