The fear of flare-ups: How to stop waiting for the worst and take back control

23 May 2025 • 1 Like • 1 comment

What is flare-up fear, and how does it create a negative cycle?Flare-up fear is the worry or anxiety that your symptoms will suddenly get worse. It often shows up when you’ve been feeling okay for a...

Digestive diseases

Access to toilets: a challenge for people with IBD

19 May 2025 • 1 Like

What is IBD, and why do IBD patients need access to toilets? Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC), are autoimmune diseases of the digestive tract....

Arterial hypertension

High blood pressure despite all efforts: The silent struggle of “perfect" patients

17 May 2025

What’s happening when blood pressure stays high despite treatment?What is resistant hypertension?Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above target levels (usually 140/90...

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: when the world around is too much

12 May 2025 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

What is fibromyalgia? The definition of fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterised by widespread pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disorders and cognitive difficulties. It mainly...

The identity shift: How to build a life that includes, but isn’t defined by, illness

5 May 2025 • 7 Likes • 3 comments

How does a diagnosis reshape your identity?Our identity is built from the roles we play, the stories we tell ourselves, and the hopes we hold for the future. A chronic illness or mental health...

Adenomyosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

2 May 2025 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Hello, Brenna! Thank you so much for agreeing to share your story with the Carenity community. We really appreciate it.Could you start by telling us a bit about yourself? We’d love to hear about your...

Asthma

Asthma can take away life’s simple pleasures, here's how to reclaim them

2 May 2025

Asthma is often seen as little more than a breathing problem. However, for millions of people, this chronic illness affects far more than just their lungs, it weaves itself into everyday life, even...

Arterial hypertension

How does high blood pressure affect your memory and cognitive abilities?

28 Apr 2025 • 1 Like • 1 comment

What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a long-term condition where the force of the blood against artery walls is consistently too high. It’s generally...

Medications and driving: Are your prescriptions putting you at risk behind the wheel?

26 Apr 2025 • 6 Likes • 2 comments

Prescription drugs are involved in 46.5% of fatal drugged driving crashes, making them the most commonly detected substances in such incidents, even more than illegal drugs or alcohol​. What’s more...

Can journaling bring real benefits for chronic illness symptoms?

25 Apr 2025 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Living with a chronic illness is a daily challenge, both physically and emotionally. Patients are often faced with persistent pain, constant fatigue and emotional ups and downs. In this quest to...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

Fatigue in NAFLD and NASH: How can fatty liver patients find their energy again?

21 Apr 2025

What is fatty liver disease, and who is at risk?Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs when excess fat builds up in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol. It's one of the most...

Aspartame and its effects on our health

19 Apr 2025 • 4 Likes • 2 comments

What is aspartame? Aspartame is an intensely sweet artificial sweetener, about 200 times sweeter than sucrose. However, it provides very few calories. Chemically, it is a dipeptide formed from two...