All joking aside having an abscess is an awful thing to deal with. I try to joke a bit and maintain my alarmingly great sense of humor but not only are they gross but they are extremely painful. Severe pain that interrupts sleep and makes wearing clothes, walking, sitting, and so forth a real struggle. It’s incredible how painful they are. The last time I had one…
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People who have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis have an increased risk of developing skin cancer compared to the general public. The good news is that it’s only a slight increase in risk and there are actionable steps you can take to protect…
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I think that if you live with a severe chronic illness that death has to cross your mind at least once or twice. The first time I saw the amount of blood I was losing through my bowel movements I was scared to death, of death. This was not right; this was not supposed to be happening! I was a kid and that blood scared me.
I’m bleeding internally, what do I do? Am I dying…
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Somehow I finished my shower and that took everything I had. Everything. I sat down and I cried because I forgot how easy it used to be. How you never think about things like your morning routine. How fast and easy it is to take a shower, dry your hair, put on clothes…
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So food. We all need it to survive, yes?
But what happens when you have a disease that attacks your digestive system creating bleeding open wounds (ulcers) and damaging inflammation in any or all of the following: your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and rectum (or just your colon and rectum if you have UC)?
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People usually do not associate constipation with Crohn’s Disease since diarrhea and urgency are much more common symptoms of the disease. In some cases constipation can even delay the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis and in other cases a patient who has already been diagnosed with IBD might not realize that the constipation they are experiencing could be a sign of a serious problem.
Constipation is when…
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