What is Crohn's Disease and why the f*ck am I talking about it?
Good afternoon everyone! *waves* The past couple of years, I have been dealing with a series of health issues. The main one happens to be my spinal condition. Now, it looks like I may have Crohn's Disease. In 2012, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, and my GI doctor at the time thought that the UC could be a precursor to Crohn's (I was tested inconclusive for Crohn's at the time). He treated me for Colitis (until my medication was discontinued). Since the time my treatment stopped, I have had some relatively painful flares, but they don't happen too often (maybe 10 to 20 times a year). Fast forward to present day: I had a routine Colonoscopy (my second one), and the results came back " sufficient " for Crohn's. They want to send my results off to Yale for further investigation. In the meantime, I have to have an x-ray of my small bowel, so they can get a closer look as to what the f*ck is going on down there. What is Crohn's Disease? ...