Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week is in full swing!
What do President Eisenhower, Shannon Doherty and Mike McCready have in common?
The same thing they have in common with me! We all have/had Crohn's disease.
Crohn's disease is one form of IBD, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease. IBD can affect any or all parts of the digestive tract from mouth to anus. Crohn's Disease is literally the body attacking itself, causing dangerous and painful inflammation. There is no known cause or cure. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, sores, fatigue... these are just a few.
My experience with Crohn's Disease is recent and resulted in the need for an emergency surgery but this is not the norm.
Please, take the time this week to talk to someone with IBD. (I'm always available!) Talk to someone *about* IBD. Join or follow a Facebook group or Twitter page for more information and education.
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