Living Well with PI-IBS/IBS
Now that you've (hopefully) gotten your feet wet in the land of FODMAPs, I'm going to begin sharing full meals with you. One of the most difficult endeavors I faced as I began my transition into the low-FODMAP diet was figuring out how to make a main dish PLUS sides. I spent many a night …
Continue reading "BBQ Chicken Strips, Sweet Carrots, and Broccoli-with-a-Kick"
Today, I literally wore my happy pants to work. Don't believe me? Check 'em out in the picture below: Those are some pretty happy pants, right? I *heart* them so much. Just like I *heart* a joyful attitude. When I was a high school English teacher, I frequently used to tell my students to put …
I read a quote the other day that said, "No matter how bad things get, there will always be good in the world. You just have to look for it." The day that I first read this quote, I had three separate conversations. The first one was with a lady who had some allergy issues …
For the first five or so days after my colonoscopy, I was legitimately scared of my kitchen. I'm not kidding. I could barely look at it. And my family is a family of cooks. Our get-togethers always have the best food, and the liveliest conversations happen around the dinner table. I was taught how to …
Did you know that being diagnosed with a chronic illness can send you into the stages of grief? I didn't fully understand that until a few months ago. If you think about it, though, grief for an old life that's lost isn't surprising. The traditional five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - …
If you've known us for five years or more, you may have been surprised when I started this blog and said that Erin has IBS instead of ulcerative colitis. That's because, five years ago in March, Erin was diagnosed with UC...and two years ago, we found out he has IBS instead. What? Feeling confused yet? We were, …
Before jumping into my husband's diagnosis story, I want to finish mine. My whole world has pretty much always been neat and tidy and organized and systematic. Every thing has its place; every day has its plan. At least that's how it was until a few months ago. Now I have a chronic disorder. Think about that for …
Continue reading "Chronic (adj.) Disorder (n.): My Life Post-Diagnosis"
On my husband's 28th birthday, I began making plans for his 30th. We don't typically make a big deal of birthdays around our house, but I knew it would be a milestone and I wanted to do it right. By his 29th birthday, the plans were made: a birthday cruise out of Galveston the week before his birthday and a family-friends …
Continue reading "Not-So-Smooth Sailing: My Crash Landing into PI-IBS"
IBS Takes Guts 