The below post is written by Sarah Brocker, the IIF’s second Intense Intestines Scholarship winner. I was diagnosed when I was 12 years old and missed 58 days of school that year. At that time, I did not understand the meaning of forever, but I did know that my symptoms were embarrassing and I did […]
Read more "Hope For The Future by Sarah Brocker"If I was asked to write a piece like this two years ago, I think my response to it would have been completely different, in fact, I am not sure I would have even been able to answer the question at all. “How do I decide to tell people I have Crohn’s Disease?” It has […]
Read more "Opening Up About My Crohn’s Disease by Lauren Beach (IIF Scholarship Winner)"Join the Intestine Intestines Foundation for a night of magic, mischief and fundraising! Magician Vinny DePonto will wow you with his mind reading, tricks and illusions while you help raise critical funds for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and ostomy awareness. I promise you that you’ll leave saying “How did he do that?”. Vinny DePonto has […]
Read more "Intense Intestines Events: Magic and Mischief featuring Vinny DePonto"As an IBD advocate I find myself talking about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis all the time. Over the past few years I’ve been amazed at how many families have multiple members with an IBD. My family has two members who are affected by Crohn’s disease. Not only do I have Crohn’s, but my older […]
Read more "IBD Is Different For Everyone, Even In The Same Family."A few weeks ago I was told about something that shocked me. Apparently while being interviewed by Extra, Jennifer Aniston made a comment about a possible friends reunion, saying: “I think we’re getting to the point where we’re going to be friends with wheelchairs and colostomy bags.” While this comment isn’t nearly as bad as […]
Read more "Jennifer Aniston Makes A Comment About Ostomies"We all know living with an IBD isn’t easy. When a flare hits and symptoms are not a secondary thought and life is anything but normal. Many times we have to curl up with a heating pad for pain or pick a room to relax in closest to the bathroom. During these times life is […]
Read more "Independence With IBD"To say I was going through a lot in the beginning of last year would be a ridiculous understatement. I was just figuring out life with an ileostomy after battling 12 years of ulcerative colitis and undergoing 14 major operations when out of nowhere I was diagnosed with another auto immune disease that greatly impacted […]
Read more "Three Powerful Words: Never Stay Quiet"The Intense Intestines Foundation would like to thank all of the applicants who applied for the first IIF scholarship. Our mission is to help those young adults who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease reach their higher education goals and that wouldn’t have been possible without all of your continuous, and much appreciated support. Living with […]
Read more "Awarding the First Intense Intestines Scholarship"As many of you know there has been a lot going on in the ostomy and IBD communities after the Cincinnati police department was using ostomies as a scare tactic to sway inner city youth from violent acts. Below is the response from the Interm Police Chief. ~Brian Email from Lt. Col. Humphries – 8/2/13 […]
Read more "Response From The Cincinnati Police Department About Using Ostomies As A Scare Tactic"Hi to all the IIF Supporters! I wanted to briefly introduce myself before I started blogging here with Brian so you all have a chance to get to know me a little bit. For those of you who haven’t had a chance to take a look, please check out the About Marisa section of the IIF blog […]
Read more "Joining The IIF Team"Like many patients with IBD I’m trying to do whatever I can in order to beat my diseases. This included juicing for the last few months. Over this time I’ve used many different recipes and tried many different things. Today I wanted to share with you what I made my juice out of. It’s delicious […]
Read more "Juicing and IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)"This video is an AMAZING overview of IBD and covers so many topics that go along with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. ~Brian
Read more "An AMAZING Overview of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis"May 18th was another great day for the IIF. We held our 2nd Annual Climb for Crohn’s & Colitis event at The Rock Club. This year was exciting for us as Sara Ringer of Inflamed and Untamed flew to the New York City area to help the IIF raise IBD awareness for World IBD Day. At […]
Read more "2nd Annual Climb for Crohn’s & Colitis World IBD Day Event Recap"Recently the Intense Intestines Foundation put together a group of riders to cycle in this years Five Boro Bike Tour through New York City. As you ride through the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan, you cross over many bridges, cycle down major highways in the area including FDR Drive and go through most […]
Read more "Video Post: Cycling the Big Apple for IBD and Ostomy Awareness"It’s that time for the climb again! The Intense Intestines Foundation is excited to invite you to our 2nd Annual Climb for Crohn’s & Colitis event. (You don’t have to climb to come down and have a good time) In honor of World IBD Day 2013, we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Climb on […]
Read more "2nd Annual Climb for Crohn’s & Colitis (Saturday, May 18th)"
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