IBD or not IBD, that is the questionI’m currently in the hospital (again). I fainted on the toilet. I came to the ER with pain and bloody diarrhea. They...reactions4comments
My Journey with Bowel Diseases and MoreI have had 3 Endoscopes and 2 Colonoscopies within a 5 year period. In that time frame, I was diagnosed with silent...reactions1comment
40+ Years of IBD, 2 years of Pyoderma GangrenosumWhen I got out of the Navy I was in good health, but found out a few years later that I had...reactions3comments
Pyoderma gangrenosumI have been dealing with a very rare disease. I have had Crohn's disease since 1998 and in 2000 I had to...reactions8comments
Living with no answersI was diagnosed with Crohn's-Colitis last year. I've had symptoms all my life, but they were always played off as being a...reactions1comment
Long RoadI went years un-diagnosed, many doctors telling me it was in my head. I was persistent enough to keep asking questions and...reactions6comments
Crohn's kicks my buttI have had Crohn's all of my life, but was not diagnosed officially until two years ago. Before I was diagnosed, I...reactions5comments
My story, waiting for a diagnosis.It all started 10 weeks ago. It was 4 days before Christmas and I started to suffer with diarrhea. It was very...reactions4comments
It’s a marathonI was diagnosed with UC four and a half years ago after a month of symptoms. For three years, my UC was...reactions1comment
Long time CrohnieI started demonstrating symptoms at age 8 and was finally diagnosed at age 10 with Crohn's Disease- that was in 1979. So...reactions1comment
A glimmer of hope...I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis when I was 28 years old. It took about 2 years to get into remission but...reactions5comments
Medication StruggleI first felt symptoms when I was 13. We went to a gastroenterologist and he confirmed that it was Crohn's Disease, he...reactions1comment
"Totally Faking it. Just Wanting Attention"I've had Crohn's Disease since I was 15. Well.... I wasn't fully diagnosed until just recently. Back then I tried to get...reactions6comments
Did I walk around smelling all day?"I would just want to crawl in a hole and die if I walked around smelling like sh*t. Even worse if others...reactions2comments
My 27 year journey so far...I do not often talk about my illness to people or write it down, however I will for this Community. This is...reactions3comments
Building a chatbot to help me cope... A what??Hi all, this story starts about 10 years ago when I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. At first, I just tried to...reactions2comments
This is my story...Hi - just joined so thought I would share a semi brief of my life with Crohn’s. Diagnosed 13 years ago after...reactions2comments
"We think she's having a heart attack."Flash back 3 and a half years. I just gave birth to the most non alien looking, beautiful baby girl. My life...reactions3comments
My road trip through life: currently in stand still traffic about to run out of gasIt's 11:30 on a Friday night. 4 hours ago Clementine (my 3 year old daughter) and I were making homemade sugar cookies...reactions2comments
I became an adult, 3 months later, Crohns !I was in the prime of my life ! On my own at 18, & renting my first apt. Started up my...reactions4comments