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Empowering the IBD community with promise that no matter what you experience with IBD, you're still a princess or prince! The Princess Promise is a platform of positivity and power for princesses everywhere. We want every woman to know the promise that no matter your experience with IBD, you are still a princess. Whether you’re a princess or prince, I hope you can benefit from our humorous, inspirational, and informative posts. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis on December 27th, 2016. I tried the sitting-and-moping thing, and it just wasn't working for me! I started The Princess Promise after realizing how un-princess-like my IBD made me feel and Internet searches showed a need for positive stories.

06/10/2026

💜COLONOSCOPY REVIEW IN UNDER 60 SECONDS!💜

Results: Fantastic colon. No notes.

IV Experience: Needle in the hand is a no from me

Anesthesia Experience: 🔥Unpleasant

Thanks for following along! 💜💩👑💜

27/09/2026

💜💩🤺NEW PREP IDEA I’M EXCITED TO TRY!!!🤺💩💜

I am a HUGE The Princess Bride fan, so much so that we watched it at my bachelorette (and because it was my party, I was allowed to say as many lines out loud as I wanted…it was also too late in the evening to do the full-fledged adult beverage game we planned for our viewing, haha).

When prepping, it can be daunting to get allllllll the liquid down. And if you’re like me, you may not like the taste of magnesium citrate. So here’s how I plan to liven up my prep on Thursday:

I will watch The Princess Bride, and everytime someone says, “As you wish!” or “Inconceivable!” I will drink my prep. And if I run out of prep, I can drink water. Either way, I have an external influence helping me keep pace in a fun way. I’m actually looking forward to this!

You could apply this idea to any fandom:
🦁Narnia: Whenever an animal talks
🌌Star Wars: Whenever you see a light saber or a storm pooper
🧝🏻‍♂️Lord of the Rings: Whenever you see an orc

I’d love to hear your movie ideas for making prep more fun and manageable!

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26/09/2026

💜💩3 1/2 TIPS FOR THE WEEK BEFORE YOUR COLONOSCOPY💩💜

Of course, do what works for you and your medical care team! These are just things that I find helpful and may be worth asking your doctor about.

📆 Calendar invites!
I sent my husband a calendar invite for the day before my colonoscopy reminding him to eat out because I don’t want to smell food. I’d rather he pick something up on the way home from work and eat it before coming home. Calendar invites may work well if you worry you’ll forget to stick to a liquid diet that day, too!

🧊 Check your freezer!
I thought I had ice pops in the freezer I could have for my prep, but I’m not quite sure they’re the right color. Better to know now so I can either get ones that WILL work or, at the very least, not think of them all week only to EXTREMELY disappointed (and hangry) when I need them.

👩🏻‍⚕️ Talk to your care team!
I messaged my care team because I had Dulcolax pills listed as part of my prep. My one experience with Dulcolax was quite violent, so I avoid them whenever possible. Thankfully, my care team said it’s ok for me to skip them.

BONUS: 💧Drink water!💧
This is my 1/2 tip because I always forget to drink water 🤦🏻‍♀️ But hopefully I can remember to really hydrate this week to make it easier to do the p*e test before my scope!

This is not my first rodeo, and I remember how overwhelming my first colonoscopy was! Now that I’m supposed to get one every three years for maintenance, I’ve had to find ways to make the whole process smoother. This will be my first prep not at my parents’ house, and I’ve already told my husband which bathroom I wanted to claim!

I hope these tips help you 💜

21/08/2026

💜ANOTHER INFUSION IN THE BOOKS!💜

Since Britanie is on maternity leave, I had a new nurse named Lisa. She got a hole-in-one! I am so grateful!

I treated myself to a take out dinner as a reward for getting a needle. I of course forgot to take the medicine out of the refrigerator ahead of time.🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ll get the hang of this at some point!

One thing I do to increase my chances at a hole-in-one is let my nurse decide which arm she feels more confident with. I’d prefer my infusion in my right arm because I’m left-handed, but it is more important to me that my nurse only need one stick than not having unobstructed use of my dominant hand’s arm for an hour. For some people, it may be more important to choose which arm. It’s up to you how you want to handle things with your nurse! 🥰

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08/08/2026

💜🚽THINKING OF YOU IN ORTOBELLO, ITALY🚽💜

That’s right—there I was on my honeymoon, enjoying wedded bliss in beautiful Italy, and I managed to find the portapotties. Thanks to my husband, I was able to get a quick pic for this blog!

The idea of USING a portapotty horrifies me (though I respect sometimes they are the only option!), but I love the thought of turning bathrooms into photo ops. Yes, IBD is more than a bathroom disease, but the majority of my symptoms were bathroom-related so a portapotty photo is very on-brand for me.

Regardless of how often I’m able to post here, please know I hold you all in my heart💜

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P.S. I love emdashes—I wrote this post, not ai, and I will forever love using the emdash

05/08/2026

💜KINDA CHIC TO BUILD A REPUTATION AS A PRINCESS WHO POOPS💜

What can I say? From the stinky to the stunning, femmes with IBD do it all 💅🏼

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02/08/2026

💜YOU MAY TAKE A VACATION, BUT YOUR DISEASE DOES NOT!💜

Just returned from the most amazing honeymoon, and I have been looking forward to sharing this with you! At first I was annoyed by it (still kind of am, haha) but then I realized it’d make great content for this blog.🤣 Here’s what happened:

Before the honeymoon, we left our respective family cell phone plans and made our own. Since I switched carriers, I apparently had to set up a new voicemail—I had no idea. So we left for Italy, and not only was I voicemail-less but also Verizon had some kind of international outage. So my phone was on airplane mode a lot.

One day, we were chilling at the dreamy pool at the incredible Hotel Chalet al Foss and my HUSBAND (that’s fun to say!) let me know my infusion center called him because they had consistently been unable to reach me (no voicemail, remember?). I needed to schedule my next infusion medication and supplies delivery.

Did I want to stop reading in the infinity pool in the Alps, take Conor’s phone off airplane mode (and get charged the $10 for an international day), and call the pharmacy to schedule? Not really. It could have waited the extra couple days. BUT, the opportunity to get IBD-related content in the infinity pool in the Alps was too good to pass up! (And, you know, the whole health-maintenance-is-important thing.)

So now I know: schedule my next infusion delivery BEFORE I leave for vacation, even if that means it’s a few weeks in advance. This way the pharmacy doesn’t panic if I’m unreachable and I can continue reading in the infinity pool in the Alps (how many times can I say infinity pool in the Alps? As many times as I need to convince myself this was all REAL LIFE!!).

Thank you to Chalet al Foss (not sponsored) for an incredible honeymoon and the adorable little touches, like the heart on our toilet paper the first day! As someone with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, that extra touch of branding really made me feel right at home!!!

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11/07/2026

💜THIRTY, FLIRTY, and THRIVING💜

Last month I turned 30. I still cannot believe it!

I did have a moment of…fear/anxiety, because last time I started a new decade, I was saddled with a lifelong diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis. That’s right: this December will be my ✨10th DIAGNOSIS ANNIVERSARY✨. It’s a lot to take in.

But that sounds like a December problem, haha! My birthday weekend included going out with my cousins (and our wedding DJ was doing a set at the bar!), having my traditional grilled cheese lunch with my dad, swimming at our friend’s house, a homemade dinner at my parents’ (thanks, Mom!), and a hilariously on-brand cake back at the pool house. I am extremely blessed, and with my village by my side I know I can handle whatever this new decade brings!

So here’s so enjoying life with my new name, exploring new opportunities, and continuing to fight against IBD’s stinky stigma.

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16/06/2026

💜ANOTHER HOLE-IN-ONE!💜

Friends I was NOT ready for this infusion. I didn’t hydrate enough, I didn’t clean my house enough, I forgot to take my Entyvio out of the fridge, and I forgot to put on my lidocaine. But guess what? It’s been eight weeks since my last infusion so I was getting this medicine TODAY! 👏🏻

My amazing nurse Britanie got a hole-in-one! I love the heat packs my infusion company sends—when I felt a little chilly (our air conditioning is on) I touched the heat packs to warm up a bit. The heat packs also help make my veins more…noticeable? for Britanie, which works for me!

Here’s your reminder that taking care of business does NOT have to look perfect—it just has to be safe and DONE!

Sending lots of love to Britanie as she will soon be on maternity leave! I will miss you! You’re going to do great with Baby Number 2 (and not just because 2 is my favorite number)! 💜💜💜

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