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The Thriller

The Thriller

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A friend of mine was just diagnosed it...

Anyone here have it/have known anyone with it? What's it like and what are their lives like?

A co-worker of mine has a relative who was diagnosed with it wwaaayyyy back in jr. high. I think he might have some other issues but needless to say, his life kinda sucks. I've read that it can be worse if one is diagnosed with it early in llife...

Anyway...
 
I know 3 or 4 people with it. Most are able to manage the symptoms pretty well, though one woman I know who has had it for 30+ years is now having some additional problems due to some other auto-immune disorder that's related to Crohn's. She has two kids, I know during one pregnancy her Crohn's seemed to go into remission but in the other one, the symptoms got worse.

The 25 year old son of a good friend was diagnosed with it in his second year of college. He'd started having symptoms shortly before HS graduation and it took over a year to get a diagnosis. He was having a lot of difficulty for a while, but now he's been in good shape for the last couple of years, once he got his diet and stuff regulated. I know my friend said her son and she and his father all got a lot of help and advice from attending support groups.
 
The Thriller said:
A friend of mine was just diagnosed it...

Anyone here have it/have known anyone with it? What's it like and what are their lives like?

A co-worker of mine has a relative who was diagnosed with it wwaaayyyy back in jr. high. I think he might have some other issues but needless to say, his life kinda sucks. I've read that it can be worse if one is diagnosed with it early in llife...

Anyway...
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My girlfriend's brother has it.

David Garrard has it as well.
 
My best friend has it and was medically discharged from the Air Force because of it. After a month in the hospital, he leads a pretty normal life now. Just has to take meds.
 
All I know is that it is a major pain in the ***.
 
My older brother was diagnosed at 16. He's 28 now. In the beginning it was really bad. He lost a scary amount of weight, rarely left the house, would spend hours at a time in the bathroom. He couldn't really go anywhere because he didn't know if he would have access to a bathroom. It was terrible. After a couple years and finding the right combination of medication he is able to function normally. There are still problems every now and again. About a year ago he had to have a section of his intenstines removed. Overall with proper medication, and some lifestyle changes, he seems to live a perfectly normal life now.
 
Chris-L said:
My older brother was diagnosed at 16. He's 28 now. In the beginning it was really bad. He lost a scary amount of weight, rarely left the house, would spend hours at a time in the bathroom. He couldn't really go anywhere because he didn't know if he would have access to a bathroom. It was terrible. After a couple years and finding the right combination of medication he is able to function normally. There are still problems every now and again. About a year ago he had to have a section of his intenstines removed. Overall with proper medication, and some lifestyle changes, he seems to live a perfectly normal life now.
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Whoa, that's pretty serious... Sorry if my last post was insensitive, I really don't know anything about it. Good luck to your bro.
 
One of my friends was diagnosed with it this year, and he had to miss the last 6 months of grade 12. From what I have heard, dealing with Chrons disease from an "alternative-medicine" standpoint seriously has profound effects. Whoever knows someone who's suffering form Chrons, tell them to check out their local naturopath. I know some dismiss it as quackery, but I feel like simply changing your diet and living a less-stressful life can't really harm a person affected by the disease.
 
What are the typical symptoms and how do people usually find out they have it? Sounds like a lot of people go undiagnosed.
 
dalamon said:
One of my friends was diagnosed with it this year, and he had to miss the last 6 months of grade 12. From what I have heard, dealing with Chrons disease from an "alternative-medicine" standpoint seriously has profound effects. Whoever knows someone who's suffering form Chrons, tell them to check out their local naturopath. I know some dismiss it as quackery, but I feel like simply changing your diet and living a less-stressful life can't really harm a person affected by the disease.
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That can't really harm a person, affected by a disease or not.
 
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