chronic illness
What Does Being 'Too Much' Really Mean?
In an extract from her new book "Poor Little Sick Girls", Ione Gamble explains how the fear of being "too much" actually shrinks our horizons.
'It's Not Personal': When Chronic Illness Forces You to Take a Rain Check
Those frequently sidelined due to Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis can find difficult conversations with friends and colleagues inescapable. Here's how to go about them.
How to Cope If You Keep Getting UTIs
Women with chronic urinary tract infections share what they wish they'd known earlier on.
How I Navigate Life as a 30-Year-Old With 22 Diseases
Strangers on the internet often question the authenticity of my diseases. “You don’t look sick,” they say. I now simply respond with, “Well, you don’t look stupid but here we are.”
I Have Multiple Sclerosis. This Is How It Affects My Sex Life
“I don’t get any pain with oral sex. That just feels amazing. But I still can’t feel it sometimes because of numbness issues.”
I Have a Heart Condition That Changes Everything About How I Have Sex
“When I orgasm, it feels like somebody’s sitting on my chest.”
One Year of Lockdown as a Chronically Ill Person
One writer's account of a year spent shielding at home.
Treating Endometriosis as a Women's Disease Hurts Patients of All Genders
Living with endo is already hard when you're a white cis woman. For LGBTQ people dealing with a "women's disease," it's especially painful.
I Have Chronic Vertigo. This Is How I Have Sex
"If we want to have sex, we won’t go out for a meal with a lot of sodium in it that day."
I Have Unpredictable Chronic Pain. This Is How I Have Sex
"I actually like penetration better. It used to be the least sensitive part for me. Now, I can feel it more, and it helps me orgasm."
Chronic Illness Keeps Me Home Anyway – Here's How You Can Cope
Most immunocompromised people are already used to building relationships online and spending long stretches at home.
Social Services Can Threaten Families of Children with Chronic Fatigue
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, is little understood by the general public. That lands some parents in the firing line.