Any Crohn’s Disease sufferer has to know by now, that there is much more to this disease than just dealing with the physical discomfort it causes. For example, having Crohn’s restricts your life so much psychologically, in so many ways. It hinders your mobility, stifles your energy level, and even the desire to want to be around friends and loved ones. But there is hope available.

For the bettor part of my life…throughout my teens and early twenties, I suffered from a disease that, at that time I was not even diagnosed with. Oh, there were the theories and hunches that the doctors had about the mysterious stomach cramps, diarrhea and unexplainable weight losses I was experiencing, but nothing was ever confirmed. Doctors hypothesized that the symptoms might be as result of a history of allergies and asthma that I had experienced in my youth. So, as a result I was put on a very restrictive diet. I was not allowed to have any foods containing milk or wheat of any kind, only rice products and meat. The diet unfortunately had little effect on the disease that I was suffering from.

I was constantly in and out of doctor’s offices, clinics, and hospitals undergoing constant batteries of x-rays, including upper and lower GIs, barium enemas, and blood tests. All of these tests were to no avail…no cause was ever determined for my condition. As a last resort I was told by my doctor to see a psychologist. Read the rest of this entry »