Crohn's for 37 YearsI was finally diagnosed in 1986 after eight months in the hospital, and I was down to 82 lbs. I was told only two of three tests came back positive... By Sandy371 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Nurse Patient and Crohn's SurvivorAt 17 I was finally diagnosed with Crohn's. I was misdiagnosed for one year. I was down to 70 lbs, and a priest read my last rights. After three months... By Nokomis5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
59 Year Old Crohn's PatientI was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in July 1997 and experienced symptoms since 1984. I had a resection of 14 inches at the ileum. I finally got together with a... By CommunityMembere471051 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Change in Perspective: What is a Healing Person?I read an interesting article titled "I'm Sick With Alice in Wonderland Syndrome" by Emily Lefroy. The article is about Etta, who was bedridden for two years with a condition... By Leeanna2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hoping For RemissionI've been prone to watery diarrhea most of my life, but it started becoming a real problem in 2013 when I lost about 30 lbs. without even trying. After spending... By 20143 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Just Me: A Grandma Called MaeMaeI was diagnosed with UC about 5 years ago when I was visiting a friend in Oregon. I was 70 years old, a little late in life. Reading other people's... By mymz1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My storyI have Crohn's Disease and I have no GI symptoms that I recognize. Joint stiffness is a maybe. I have had that for years, fingers, wrist, hips, knees, ankles and... By Denisestlouie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Survival of 48yrs with Crohn'sDespite good, horrible, and detrimental care throughout the years, I have survived. Mostly this was due to research and advocating for myself from 17 to today. Surgery has always been... By CommunityMemberd5830f1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My StoryI have had Crohn's since 2004. At first, I was managing it ok, but then just the last couple of years have been unbearable. Constantly bloody stools, fistulas, diarrhea, fever... By Missy19631 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Life One Day At A TimeI have had many diagnoses over many years. DIVERTICULITIS. Bile salt malabsorption. IBD but still same symptoms. My life is very limited unable to go very far. So many different... By CommunityMember45087281 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
IBD or IBS?I became very unwell just over a year ago. Diahrea, then the bleeding and vomiting. Was admitted to the hospital where I was diagnosed with Pancolitis. Then the second episode... By CommunityMember5901 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Game of Crohn'sI was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease in May 2001 my senior year at LSU. I have endured 5 colon re-sections, 5 blood transfusions, an ileostomy surgery, a coloctomy surgery... By g.i._jen1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Navigating Crohn’s and Mental Health as a Young AdultCrohn's is an unrelenting disease. It can feel like it will never stop. There are some days you want to give up. I've reached my limit multiple times. It makes... By Max IBDoingbetter3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
35 Years and countingI was diagnosed at the age of 20 but symptoms came suddenly when I was 19. There was no warning, just sudden abdominal pain one morning. It took about 6... By Vern Laine1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Colostomy and Bowel Intussusception DiagnosisI will try to keep this short and lite. If the women with an colostomy want to skip to the end, please do. Since I was 12 yrs old I... By gypsycowgirl714 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
System Check For The GutI've been living with Crohn's disease for 45 years. During that time, food and I have been friends and enemies. I love food. Growing it, cooking it, and eating it... By K.Russell1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Professional Path Working Out a Career with IBDI was first diagnosed with IBD at 27 in 2009. It still feels like a separate lifetime ago. At the time I was diagnosed, I had just started a new... By CommunityMembera7677a1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My LONG journey with UC and Crohn'sMy story started 10 days after returning from Singapore to visit my THEN husband, who was stationed there with the military. I came home and had the worst stomach pain... By magsmom655 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Blindsided By Ulcerative ColitisMy name is Michelle. I was a very active athlete and felt healthy. It was the end of May in 2015 heading into Memorial Day weekend (Friday). I had gone... By CommunityMember4ab02b12 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
25 years before getting the diagnosisI've been dealing with Crohn's symptoms since I was 15 y/o and it took almost 25 years to take me seriously. When I moved to York PA from Philadelphia, PA... By Chino5121 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments