Hi! I just joined because my best friend of almost 20 years just doesn't understand what I am going through. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with Crohn's disease. I am a school teacher and we recently went on a field trip from 5:30am to 7:30pm, where it was constant walking except for 4 hours of that time. The next day I spent on my couch, resting, because I extremely exhausted. My friend told me that she believes I needed to rest but after a couple of hours I should have gotten up and 'done something with my life'. She also tells me all the time that I need to eat super healthy foods even if they taste disgusting so that it will help. I have tried to explain things to her but she says I am using my Crohn's as a crutch to sit around being lazy. Does anyone have any advice on how to help her not be so harsh to me about this? I would appreciate any and all comments. Thanks!