Ulcerative Colitis, Motherhood & Me

Personal and honest blog of being diagnosed with UC only weeks after the birth of my first child. The emotional and rocky journey of finding myself again

I set up this page following my diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis only weeks after giving birth for the first time. Not only did I find my rather rocky start into motherhood difficult, but combined with the discovery of a lifelong chronic disease was a real struggle on my physical and mental wellbeing. My aim is to share my experiences of both being a new parent and living with a pretty embarrassin  ...