The United Colon Vlog

Bathroom issues are a delicate subject which most people wish not to discuss. However, everybody poops, everybody pees, everybody passes gas–it’s a fact of life. But nobody wants to talk about these body functions, yet it happens to all. It’s not easy nor common for me to say, “Hi, I’m Nadia, I have IBD issues, and  I sit on the toilet and crap my brains out.” Nobody would ever say that, but living with IBD, this is the sad truth. This is my rant about this issue. It doesn’t lower your femininity because you have issues with going to the bathroom, yet so often we feel that we can’t even talk about this. Girls don’t talk about pooping and diarrhea. Girls don’t talk about farting. You ask most girls and they deny they even do it!! Well, I will be the first to admit that I do, and sometimes it’s BAD, but I’m not ashamed because I cannot help it! This is a horrible illness and we are sick. Where is the shame in that?  Girls, We are not Barbie dolls. We are HUMAN!! We have to get over the stigma and start talking about this. How do we raise awareness unless we talk about it?

“Only man can blush.

No other creature knows of shame.

Why have we wandered so far away

From simple honesty?”  ~Edwin Leibfreed

~Nadia

QUESTION: IS IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT YOUR IBD/CROHNS/COLITIS ISSUES? IS THIS A TABOO SUBJECT FOR YOU? AND IF SO, WHY?