Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Alice! My name is Alice Ping and I am a born and raised Californian living in Los Angeles. I am a professional classical musician and have been freelancing in the LA area for the last 3 years. I have both ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, and undifferentiated connective tissue … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Luke! Luke Wilke is a 17 year old incoming Senior. He attends Bow High School in Bow, NH. Luke was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2016 at age 11. Luke began experiencing esophageal pain and stomach pain at the time of diagnosis and his growth had slowed down significantly. He … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Avital! Hi, I’m Avital! I was born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Houston, Texas for 19 years, currently living in Long Island, NY for the past 3 years, but will be moving back to Texas in August! I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at the age of 13. I … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Tricia! My name is Tricia Devine, but everyone calls me Trish. I live in a very small town in upstate NY called Pine Plains. We moved here nine years ago from just outside New York City and we love it. I am married with three kids, a 9 yr. old … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Lolita! Hi, I’m Lolita Leva. I live in Toronto, Canada. Being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 24 was traumatizing for me, I was flatly told, “you have an incurable disease.” And my first thought was , “I’m going to die!”. Trauma and fear were immediately ingrained in … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Scarlett! Hi! My name is Sarah but I also model and work under the name Scarlett Luxe. I am from Somerset in the United Kingdom which is where I was born, raised and still loving living in. I have Crohn’s Disease, and was diagnosed in 2009 when I was 15 … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Jen C.! Hello! My name is Jenn Capizzo. After graduating from college in South Carolina, I took a teaching position in the Houston area. I’ve been here for almost 11 years now. After a few years of teaching I met … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Jen! Hello! My name is Jen and I live in Florida, land of the endless summer, with my husband and two kiddos! I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2009 and luckily my journey from symptom onset to diagnosis was less than 3 months. I … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Brigitte! Hello! My name is Brigitte Morris and I was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada. I now live in California where the weather is perfect every day! I have Crohn’s Disease and my journey of getting diagnosed was full of ups and downs. I was originally diagnosed with … Read more
Let’s welcome this week’s warrior, Amy! I’m Amy & I’m 30 and I was born & live in Yorkshire in the UK. I am partial to a good cuppa (cup of tea), doughnuts, singing & I am a dog Mum. I also love styling outfits & going to gigs. I got diagnosed with Crohn’s … Read more