Years w Crohn's & Current Age????

[JohnnyCrohns]

Hey There,

I thought it would be interesting to hear how old all of you are and how long you've all been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I understand that Crohn's is considered a "young persons disease." I'm just curious because I haven't really met too many older people with this disease and the ones I have met, have not been diagnosed very long.

I have had Crohn's for 21 yrs and I am 34.

 

[DJW]

Crohns 36 years
I'm 48

 

[my little penguin]

DS was dx at age 7 and is 10 now
3 years dx

 

[Jennifer]

Diagnosed 23 years ago and I'm now 32 years old.

Back then I was told it was a disease that only older people get. I don't think it's either personally even with more and more younger people being diagnosed. I've heard so many stories about older people toughing it out and not going to the doctor or assuming it's their diet but not willing to change their ways. Just a year or so ago my grandma was diagnosed with Microscopic Colitis (another form of IBD) after having bowel issues for a long time. My mom made her go to the doctor just like parents these days will take their children to the doctor if something is wrong. One of my husband's grandma's also died from an undiagnosed bowel condition. Both of my parents and my grandpa have been showing symptoms but none have gone to the doctor because they have poor health insurance (that may be one of the biggest problems in the USA when it comes to people getting a diagnosis).

 

[M West]

45 years.
63 now.
Miles

 

[poopaholic]

I was diagnosed 20 years ago and currently 48. Just like so many others I received my diagnoses while attending college, but have always had stomach issues .

 

[chuckmya]

I was diagnosed in July 2014 BUT I believe I've had Crohn's for 39 years!! I'm now 49!!! Long story..... Many misdiagnoses!!! Ugh!

 

[DustyKat]

Daughter - 22 y/o, Crohn’s 8 years.

Son - 21 y/o, Crohn’s 4 years.

 

[lilac]

had crohns for 9 years

I'm 31

 

[2thFairy]

UC for 19 years before colectomy; now 46 years old.

 

[emmaaaargh]

Crohn's for 7 years. I'm 16.

 

[Lam123]

I have had Crohn's for 20 years, and I am 38 years old

 

[Absentminded]

I'm 29 (as of today :-D). My mum thinks that I've had Crohn's for 16 years, was only diagnosed 5 years ago though.

 

[shamrock15]

I'm 45, officially I have had it for 27 years. I believe however that my first real attack came at 5 years old (based on vomiting, diarrhea and pain that went undiagnosed at the time, was though to be appendicitis), so it would be 40 years in total.

 

[Pilgrim]

Daughter was diagnosed at 3yo. 1 year since 1st Crohn's flare.

 

[Axelfl3333]

I,m 52 diagnosed just over 2 years ago but it's been there much longer.

 

[Robrich]

I am 65 and was diagnosed 50 years ago!

 

[Roxymusic]

Age 61, 44 years diagnosed (it was called regional enteritis) when appendix and 7" of small bowell removed.

 

[HorseLover!!]

Diagnosed age 3, I'm now 19(turn 20 in 3 months) so 17 years almost 18

 

[Grumpy1]

Was diagnosed Oct 2013 had been ill for 2 years before that am currently 53 closer to 54 than not.

 

[GinnyNinjaGirl]

Diagnosed at 29, after at least 7 years of undiagnosed complications and serious struggles.

So... 8 years diagnosed, 15 years of disease that I can figure.

 

[The Real MC]

I've had Crohns for nine years. I am old enough to vote but too young to retire.

(I should had been a lawyer)

 

[GinnyNinjaGirl]

It's shocking how many of us went undiagnosed for so long!

 

[Cross-stitch gal]

I was diagnosed with UC 18 years ago in August 1996. I am now 36.

 

[ChrisCrohn's]

I'm 45,diagnosed about 7 years ago.now that i know the symptoms,i can remember having problems at 10.

 

[lookame]

I was diagnosed roughly 5 years ago (i can't remember if I was diagnosed in 2009 or if i became symptomatic in 2009). I went a year with severe symptoms before getting a proper diagnosis. Had stomach issues since high school and started passing blood after I had my son in 2006. I'm going on 28, just had a daughter and the disease is raring it'suugly head again...

 

[tzvia]

Symptoms started around age 22, then got really bad around age 26. Diagnosed at 27, now I'm 34. So diagnosis is 7 years ago, but symptoms go back 12+ years ago.

 

[LodgeLady]

Officially diagnosed one year ago at age 54. Like others, years of stomach issues.

 

[Susan2]

Crohn's symptoms but undiagnosed for over 10 years, diagnosed Crohn's for over 40 years. Am now aged 71.

 

[sammygss52]

I was diagnosed with UC a year ago yesterday... on my 21st birthday. It's been a heck of a year. My brother was diagnosed with crohn's 10 years ago at 24.

 

[2thFairy]

Welcome to the forum, sammygss52!

 

[IofNewt]

Diagnosed properly with crohns just over ten years ago. Had a bad diagnosis maybe 5 years prior to that. So 15 years total and I turned 44 in September.

 

[LindaS]

I'm 46 and have had Crohn's for 28 years. Wow, I just realized I've had Crohn's for more than half my life.

 

[nikimazur]

Was diagnosed at 22, close to four years ago. 26 now. Symptoms started at age 16, right after my traumatic brain injury.

 

[dgiouz]

diagnosed at 14, now 23... wow 9 years, just realized.. time flies...

 

[kelly81]

32. Diagnosed almost a year ago.

 

[Pbman]

Diagnosed at 26 now 32

 

[sue2003]

First alarming symptom 20 years ago, diagnosed 9 years later!!

 

[Maudddy]

Symptoms since I was 6 (so that is almost 14 years ago) and diagnosed 10 years ago.
And I will be 20 in December.

 

[Alley2231]

I was diagnosed in January 2014 at the age of 32...with symptoms starting in the summer of 2013.

 

[Sea_Star]

I'm 25, diagnosed 4 years ago a few weeks before my 21st birthday. Never had stomach problems before...after several months of eating college dining hall food, I developed abdominal pain in Spring 2010.

 

[Polaris]

30; Diagnosed when I was 28, but have had stomach issues since my mid-teens.