Hey Thursday crew! Let's embrace the first day of spring! 🌸 Share transformations you're looking forward to. What does this season change mean to you? For fun, share what you’re looking forward to this weekend :)

Article below(including application) noting a unique opportunity for 1 or 2 within the IBD community, who are currently working in or have an interest in the communication/journalism field. Deadline is 4/15/2025 for submission. Could be a great resume add, for those just starting out, while also gaining some valuable insight along the way- but does require 5k followers on a social media platform and prior experience in educating others on IBD.

Anyone else have crippling insomnia and chronic fatigue? It has gotten progressively worse for me and I’m getting desperate. How do you sleep? Please help, my doctor told me to see if it gets better in time and maybe drink water. Fat lot of help that was.

Kind of frustrated because our last two potential buyers canceled their showings of our house last minute and we waited over 30 minutes today past the showing time before being notified. It’s been a bad day for my UC symptoms and been very exhausted so the stress makes it worse. I do not understand why I have these days where my gut just constantly feels like I did 50 crunches if I sit normally. I slept ok but am so tired all day long. Does anyone else have these symptoms?

Welcome to our Wednesday live chat! Share any resources like support groups, books, podcasts, etc that have been useful to you on the IBD journey. For fun, tell us your day in emojis⬇️

Has anyone struggled with frequent/severe cold sores since starting Biologics? I used to get a few a year and I’ve had a few in the last few months that have been much worse. I’ve asked about taking Lycene? Someone suggested it, but my doc did not advise. Does anyone else deal with this? Anything that helps or prevents?