"Did something turn your world InsideOut? Me too…" MEET ERIN. She is a 36 year old ileostomate, and creator of Insideout Ostomy Life. - Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself. A: I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2006 and, even with a myriad of medications and weeks of IV steroids, within just over a year I was in emergency surgery with my bowel perforating. I was given a temporary ostomy, the first of four stomas. Q: How would you explain to someone what an ostomy i

MEET WIEKE: "Ileostomy Crohn's Princess" Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself. A: When I was 12 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, although the symptoms started a few years prior. After that, I never had a year where I was completely symptom free. Every year I was hospitalized due to flare ups, and in this period I tried all the drugs that were available for Crohn’s—but nothing seemed to work. By the time I started Humira, everyting seemed to be getting better