No listicles, no miracle diets. Just real experiences of living with ulcerative colitis in the UK, and the practical things that actually help. The library keeps growing.
The most useful thing I've learned about my UC isn't a treatment or a diet - it's how to tell, often days ahead, that a flare is coming. Here are my early warning signs, the order they arrive in, and what I do the moment I spot them.
Read the storyThe physical side of UC gets all the attention. But the toll it takes on your head - the fear, the constant planning, the low points nobody sees - is just as real. Here's the honest version, and what helped mine.
Read the storyTen-minute appointments go fast, and for years I walked out of mine having said the wrong things or asked nothing at all. Here's what I do differently now - and why being honest with your team matters more than anything.
Read the storyI was 29, in a hospital bed, when a doctor told me I'd be living with this for the rest of my life. I was diagnosed back in 2018 - here's the honest version I wish someone had handed me.
Read the storyGot a question about living with ulcerative colitis? Email me at alex@ziaandzuko.comand I’ll reply personally.
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