Hi!
My name is Catalina. I’m 19 years old at the time of writing this, and I’ve had Crohn’s Disease for the past 9 or so years.
This site is meant to be a resource for young people with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. As I was growing up with Crohn’s Disease, I realized that while there were plenty of resources available for young children and adults, resources for teenagers and young adults were lacking. This was alarming, especially because many IBD patients are diagnosed at a young age, meaning that they have to go through adolescent years with the disease.
Although this blog will have some posts tailored to adolescents and young adults, I also plan to include quite a few resources for everyone, considering that over my nine years with the disease, I’ve experienced just about everything Crohn’s Disease can offer you.
Below, I thought I would put a list of all of the medications, diets, surgeries and miscellaneous experiences I’ve had with my disease so you can know what to expect from the blog!
- Medications:
- Humira (currently taking)
- 6MP (Mercaptopurine)
- Prednisone
- Asacol
- Flagyl
- Immodium
- Acetaminophen
- Benadryl
- Painkillers
- Toradol
- Oxycodone
- Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)
- Morphine
- Supplements:
- Probiotics (VSL#3)
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
- Turmeric
- Iron
- Calcium
- (among others)
- Diets:
- Exclusive Enteral Nutrition
- Specific Carbohydrate Diet
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Low-residue diet
- Ostomy Diet
- Low Oxalate Diet
- Procedures:
- Body CT scans (CAT scans) (oral and IV contrast)
- MRE
- Ileocecal resection
- Ostomy placement
- Ostomy reversal
- PICC Line
- Drain pumps
- Colonoscopies
- Endoscopies
- Every kind of blood test you can possibly think of
- Enema
- Ultrasound
- Iron infusions
- Conditions:
- Anemia
- Kidney Stones
- Alopecia
- Psoriasis
- Fistula
- Abscess
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ileostomy
My Intestines and Me 