Crohn’s Disease and Colitis impact us on more than just a physical level. Our mental and emotional states are affected, often including sex and intimacy. In this special 2 part guest post, Licensed Sex Therapist Kyla E. Black discusses the emotional factors that affect us as IBD patients. IBD and Sex Part 2 of [...]
Archive | February, 2013
IBD and Intimacy – Part I
Crohn’s and Colitis are, to some degree, still considered taboo to talk about. Add sex and intimacy into the equation, and we’ve got a topic that is avoided like single-ply toilet paper. In this special 2 part guest post, Licensed Sex Therapist Kyla E. Black discusses the factors that affect us as IBD patients. IBD [...]
You are unique. (Just like everybody else.)
It dawned on me recently, while working through an IBD struggle of my own, that when you’re chronically ill you’re often thrown into a state of dichotomy. When you’re feeling well, you want to feel unique and that, at least among your “healthy” friends, you have an interesting story to tell, you want to receive [...]