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Staying Gluten Free and Dairy Free in Italy
Posted on November 1, 2017 Leave a Comment
When people think of Italy one of the first things they probably think of (after Rome, Venice, Florence etc) is the food. If you are like me and have to be mindful of what you eat (especially gluten and dairy) you might be a bit apprehensive about travelling to and eating out in Italy – […]
How I’ve Been Managing Stress During A Very Busy Year
Posted on August 18, 2017 Leave a Comment
It’s been a pretty busy (and somewhat stressful) few months for me with getting over major surgery, working full time, studying part-time, doing exams and planning a wedding! I’m a stresser/worrier by nature anyway so having everything come at once has been at times overwhelming. But I know that stress can be inflammatory and I […]
My Surgery Experience: Small Bowel Resection
Posted on July 28, 2017 7 Comments
Warning: This is a long blog post but I wanted to give an account of my surgery experience. Before going in for surgery I didn’t find much on people’s experiences on the internet so I thought posting this might help someone who was facing their first bowel resection surgery and doesn’t know what to […]
Health Update: Why I Elected For Surgery
Posted on May 12, 2017 Leave a Comment
Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote a post and a lot has happened in the last few months including bowel resection surgery for my Crohn’s. I wanted to do a post about why I chose to have the surgery as it definitely wasn’t an easy decision to make. Last year I wrote about […]
Posted on February 13, 2017 Leave a Comment
I went to Clear Passage with a number of issues – strictures from Crohn’s, lack of periods, low nutritional absorption, SIBO, fatigue, leg ache etc. My main reason for going though was to avoid major surgery for strictures. Now that the therapy is over and I’ve been doing the home programme for about six months, […]
My Experience With Clear Passage – Part 2
Posted on August 28, 2016 1 Comment
In this blog I’m going to talk about the therapy itself and what’s been happening since I finished the therapy two weeks ago. THERAPY I was pretty nervous ahead of my first session but once I met my therapist I felt so much more at ease as she was such a warm and welcoming person. […]
My Experience With Clear Passage – Part 1
Posted on August 28, 2016 1 Comment
In my previous blog post I talked about why I went to a Clear Passage clinic for my Crohn’s disease. In this post and the next I thought I’d talk about my experience of dealing with the clinic, the therapy itself and how I’ve been getting on post therapy. It’s pretty long which is why […]
Health Update: Why I Attended A Clear Passage Clinic for my Crohn’s Disease
Posted on August 21, 2016 1 Comment
I rarely go into too much detail on the blog about my current state of health but a lot has happened this year so thought it was worth a post or two. I’ve suffered with my stomach since I was in my teens. Told that it was ‘probably just IBS’ I put up with the […]
9 Things Having Crohn’s Disease Has Taught Me
Posted on February 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
1 Health is a journey not a destination While some people go into remission for years and say ‘I’m cured’, I personally don’t think you can ever say you are ‘cured’ of a chronic condition. I like to see health as more of a continuous journey than a particular destination (i.e. cured). When reaching a […]
What is ‘health’?
Posted on January 22, 2016 Leave a Comment
I’d say most people’s resolutions after Christmas involved getting ‘healthy’ in some shape or form. It’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently. With a number of high profile and wealthy celebrities passing away this month from cancer like David Bowie and Alan Rickman, it’s evident that when it boils down to it, true […]
A Healthy Happy Glow 
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