I remember several trips to the ER between 2000-2002 with constant bathroom runs (pun intended), and after being re-hydrated and sent home feeling better for several months. Nobody took me seriously until I was in so much pain I thought I was having an appendicitis attack. Oh I have Crohn's disease? Wait...are you telling me I have a disease? Am I dying? Is it treatable? Uggg...
I was diagnosed when I was 22 years old, but I had always had issues with dairy (lactose intolerance) and spicy foods and basically anytime I overate. I joined a support group at that time, but I was so young and so embarrassed that I just tried dealing with it on my own. That doesn't work well.
I'm currently having a pretty bad flare up after happily being in remission for over 2 years. I gained 50 pounds while on remission and now in the last few weeks I'm down 10 pounds.
My biggest issue with this is that I feel like I'm constantly apologizing to my husband, or to my parents, or to my coworkers and even complete strangers. My husband jokes about how I have seen the inside of every bathroom of every place we have gone.
I just want to stop apologizing for a while...sorry!
I was diagnosed when I was 22 years old, but I had always had issues with dairy (lactose intolerance) and spicy foods and basically anytime I overate. I joined a support group at that time, but I was so young and so embarrassed that I just tried dealing with it on my own. That doesn't work well.
I'm currently having a pretty bad flare up after happily being in remission for over 2 years. I gained 50 pounds while on remission and now in the last few weeks I'm down 10 pounds.
My biggest issue with this is that I feel like I'm constantly apologizing to my husband, or to my parents, or to my coworkers and even complete strangers. My husband jokes about how I have seen the inside of every bathroom of every place we have gone.
I just want to stop apologizing for a while...sorry!