Just something that I have been thinking about alot lately, so thought I would put down on screen here. Please keep in mind that I was diagnosed long before the world was online, didn't have this fantastic forum, or anything like it. I was young, trusting of the medical professionals, and just so glad to know what was wrong with me that I didn't question alot at first. But never would I, a young college student, have thought of the wide scope of effects of our disease, let alone ask about it.
However, the same cannot be said of the medical professionals. I do believe that most of them are aware of all the many things that can, and will, go wrong with our bodies because of the disease and the medicines we take. They know the long term effects of the medicines, they know that our bodies will suffer defiencies due to malabsorption. Which down the road, will cause even more unwanted side effects.
Am I being naive in wondering why in the world our specialists don't go the full distance? Giving us medicine and checking blood levels during a flare, with the goal of remission is fine, but that's just slapping a bandaid on it in some ways. Sit us down and tell us, your intestines will probably NEVER absorb vitamins and nutrients the way a normal body should, which will cause things long term that you won't like, so let's get you on this and that vitamin/supplement, etc.....the medicines you're given cause this and that and this other thing, let's see what we can do to ward off these things.
However, the same cannot be said of the medical professionals. I do believe that most of them are aware of all the many things that can, and will, go wrong with our bodies because of the disease and the medicines we take. They know the long term effects of the medicines, they know that our bodies will suffer defiencies due to malabsorption. Which down the road, will cause even more unwanted side effects.
Am I being naive in wondering why in the world our specialists don't go the full distance? Giving us medicine and checking blood levels during a flare, with the goal of remission is fine, but that's just slapping a bandaid on it in some ways. Sit us down and tell us, your intestines will probably NEVER absorb vitamins and nutrients the way a normal body should, which will cause things long term that you won't like, so let's get you on this and that vitamin/supplement, etc.....the medicines you're given cause this and that and this other thing, let's see what we can do to ward off these things.
