Personal stories

Read stories written by our community about their lived experience of Crohn’s and colitis and how they have overcome challenges and adversity.

Paige’s Story: Living With Undiagnosed Crohn’s and Colitis For 6 Years

Paige’s Story: Living With Undiagnosed Crohn’s and Colitis For 6 Years Paige began experiencing symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease at…

Milla’s story: Learning to live again with ulcerative colitis

Milla’s story: Learning to live again with ulcerative colitis My IBD journey began in 2022, during my final year of…

From Secrecy To Advocacy – My Journey To Finding Purpose In The Face Of Adversity

From Secrecy To Advocacy – My Journey To Finding Purpose In The Face Of Adversity From the day I was…

Ann’s Journey with Ulcerative Colitis

Ann’s Journey with Ulcerative Colitis Living with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) for nearly 30 years, Ann O’Kell has experienced her fair…

The Run I Fought For: Andrea’s Story

The Run I Fought For: Andrea’s Story Last March, I went to Bali expecting a relaxing holiday. Instead, I came…

Katie’s IBD Story: From Overwhelming Beginnings to Finding Balance

Katie’s IBD Story: From Overwhelming Beginnings to Finding Balance Katie’s journey with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) began with symptoms that…

Ella’s Crohn’s Disease Journey

Ella’s Crohn’s Disease Journey I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in September 2025, but my symptoms began years earlier –…

Stella’s Crohn’s Story

Stella’s Crohn’s Story I first noticed something wasn’t right when I was 16 years old. I was on holiday with…

Seeing Crohn’s Through My Granddaughter’s Eyes

Seeing Crohn’s Through My Granddaughter’s Eyes I am the grandmother of a beautiful young girl living with Crohn’s disease. Our…

You know your body better than anyone else

When I was 16, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, but my story started years before that. Ever since I…

Victoria

Victoria’s UC journey

UC Awareness I was diagnosed in 2020 at 16 years old. When everything started shutting down because of COVID, I…

Tara’s Story

I was fourteen when unexplained stomach pain changed everything. After being sent home multiple times from hospitals with what doctors…