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- Oct 24, 2011
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Growing up as a young child I always knew something wasn't right deep down inside. I used to go to the restroom and be in such severe pain that I would pray to God for it to stop. I struggled with this until about the age of nine when I found a small amount of blood in my stool. I went into a panic since I was so young, but little did I know it would be the best thing to happen to me. That week I went to my family doctor and told him my symptoms. My doctor sent me to get an Upper/Lower GI with the barium and they diagnosed me with acid reflux. I was put on zantac and sent home. After a few months my grandmother was hospitalized and diagnosed with crohn's disease at around age 76 and a little after my mother was diagnosed. From this we came to the conclusion I might possibly have it as well. I ended up getting my first colonoscopy at age ten and finding out I very well did have crohn's. I was put on many medications such as imuran and remicade, but they didn't help and going into high school I started taking asacal, calcium, and a multi-vitamin. Throughtout highschool I was under a ton of stress since my mother was out all hours of the night drinking, ate terrible and made myself sick worrying about having to use the restroom frequently, so I ended up missing about 30 days a year up until finishing junior year. Senior year I couldn't go back to the school due to financial problems and decided to try online schooling.... It didn't work and I ended up dropping out for almost two years. I moved in with my dad and in the beginning I was going out to the bar under-age drinking making myself worse, but then I met the girl of my dreams and she changed everything. Since we have met I got my GED, have a full time job, and now I'm in college studying Healthcare Administration. I'm happy to say I feel amazing and I don't even worry about the crohn's making me sick anymore and actually it barely even bothers me as long as I take my medicine. Thanks for reading 
