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Recent content by AlexJ

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    My ongoing transformation: skinny to buff

    Hi folks Just thought I would share my transformation over the past year. I was diagnosed with crohn's in July 2011 aged 18, it caused me all sorts of bother (I shall spare the details, you all know the drill!). I ended up having a small bowel resection and ileostomy in April 2012. I had the...
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    I didn't poo for eight hours today

    I ate a bowl of bran flakes this morning for a change. I didn't poo for eight hours, usually I would have gone around 4 times in this time period... Are bran flakes the cure? :eek2:
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    Vlogbrothers on IBD

    Found this video and thought it was particularly interesting so I thought it would be good to share :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr8wIiypS_g
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    Cutting my pay after time off due to illness - is this allowed?

    Hi all, I am in a bit of a pickle with regards to my current job and was wondering if anyone could help me out. I have been employed at mcdonalds since July 2009 and had worked my way up the ladder to end up with a decent job for someone my age. In July 2011 I was diagnosed with crohns and...
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    My operation was cancelled, what should I do now?

    (Update: operation was a success!) My operation was cancelled, what should I do now? Hello, I have been waiting to have a small bowel resection since the start of January, and on the 15th of March I received a phone call saying that I could be scheduled in at 11am on the 21st of March. At...
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