I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1995, just before my 21st birthday. In the 24 years since, I have endured all sorts of fun extraintestinal manifestations and equally as fun conversations.
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Having spent the last two decades as a model, I have seen the industry transform. Also, I have transformed within the industry. When I was first signed to Wilhelmina Models at 14 years old, I was a size 4. And I kept that size for the next 15 years and went on to sign with Ford Models and Click Models…
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An insufferable hippie, I’ve never liked the idea of all the plastic packaging waste tampons produce or their shady chemical contents…
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For women with endometriosis, the cells that usually shed from the uterus during menstruation actually grow outside of the womb, often on the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and bowel — but they can grow in any part of the body.
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I have poop somewhere on my shirt. I never thought I’d be the person who can’t figure out where the smell is coming from, only to realize in a moment of horrifying clarity that they are the origin of the smell.
It’s me.
Somewhere on my person, there is poop…
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I think they know this. I think they tell one another it’s the way into a smart girl’s knickers. Like some sort of beacons of Gondor, they all let the others know the secret way into our Mines…
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I’ve accepted what I can of all of this and am trying to work on the rest.
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