Calling all Aspies with Crohn's or UC
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Hi Suni! I'm still a bit of a mystery - doctors think I have IBD but not sure which one or where it's located in my digestive tract. And for years I've suspected that I may have Asperger's. So, I'm not officially diagnosed on either front, but I most likely belong in this thread. 
What specific challenges have you had with Asperger's and IBD? For me, I'm so introverted and socially awkward and I hate going to parties or places where there will be groups of people or people I don't know. The IBD is almost a blessing in a way, as if I really don't want to go out and attempt to be social, I can just say that I'm not feeling well and need to stay in and rest. (And really, that's often true anyway!) And I know if I do push myself to go out to a party or whatever, the stress of social situations on me will likely just make my guts super unhappy anyway - the last time I went to a party, my guts were awful the next morning! And if it's possible, I feel like the IBD makes me even more of a social leper when I do go to parties - I don't trust most of the food, and really can't drink, so I have maybe a few crackers and that's it. People look at me funny like I must be anorexic or something, so I either say nothing or I overshare - and either option is just so awkward. So yeah, I'm rambling on again (overshare! ) but that's me.
What specific challenges have you had with Asperger's and IBD? For me, I'm so introverted and socially awkward and I hate going to parties or places where there will be groups of people or people I don't know. The IBD is almost a blessing in a way, as if I really don't want to go out and attempt to be social, I can just say that I'm not feeling well and need to stay in and rest. (And really, that's often true anyway!) And I know if I do push myself to go out to a party or whatever, the stress of social situations on me will likely just make my guts super unhappy anyway - the last time I went to a party, my guts were awful the next morning! And if it's possible, I feel like the IBD makes me even more of a social leper when I do go to parties - I don't trust most of the food, and really can't drink, so I have maybe a few crackers and that's it. People look at me funny like I must be anorexic or something, so I either say nothing or I overshare - and either option is just so awkward. So yeah, I'm rambling on again (overshare!
) but that's me. 
To honest Crohns as made me not what socialize enough, before I love going out and special new peoples.
