Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand What You Are Going Through

Before I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, I had no idea what it was. I did not even fully know what a chronic illness was in general. They are honestly not things that are widely talked about besides in our community. I have this blog and my Instagram, @collegewithcolitis, that I use to raise awareness …

2018 in review

This year has been a roller coaster that's for sure. I thought 2017 was the year that everything changed for me, but boy was in for a surprise. 2018 brought so many highs and lows. In January, I started my first semester of college and honestly I was living my best life. I moved out, …

Holidays with IBD

This is my first holiday with my dad's side of the family since being diagnosed. They've never really had to deal with me being sick or my specific diet and I'm anxious. I'm from the deep South of Mississippi where healthy and diet are not a thing. I've had to cheat on my diet for …

Procrastination is the Worst Thing You Can Do in School

It is finals work for me currently and all of the prastination I have done in the past few months has caught up to me. At this point in the semester, you should be focusing all of your time on studying and making sure you pass your finals; however, if you procrastinated like me you …

I Struggle with Body Image Issues

Body image issues are a big struggle that people face every single day. Personally, it's something I've dealt with a lot. I've always been super small and skinny, and I've hated it. I have the body of a 12 year old girl and that's always been embarrassing to me. I hated being barely 100 pounds. …