Recently, right before Christmas 2012, I was hospitalized for gastroenteritis! Lots of diarrhea and vomiting, very intense. The first day of that illness was by far the worst day of my life, even worse than any days with a colitis flare-up. Fortunately, I’m much better now and there were no lasting effects on my health.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Question: Have you gotten gastroenteritis before? Tell us about your (unfortunate) experience!
These videos aren’t specifically about IBD, but more about how our digestion system works. I was talking to somebody the other day about how hard it is to explain IBD to others. In my experience, when I say “ulcerative colitis only infects the colon” I have to clarify that the colon and large intestine are the same organ: many people don’t know this! And I bet there’s a lot most of us don’t know about how digestion works.
So here’s a few videos that explain the process in case you need to brush up on your anatomy!
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
This morning while I was having my tea, I happened to catch this story on CNN about Hans Rueffert. He is a 6 year gastric cancer survivor. The cancer, along with secondary complications, nearly cost him his life, but he persevered and survived. This is an inspiring piece showing how, despite serious health complications, one can overcome and accomplish great things!
When I watch videos like this, it lights a fire in me that I too can overcome all my obstacles. There has to be something better out here, and I want to find it.
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
~Nadia
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CNN Human Factor: Survivor story, posted with vodpod
QUESTION: ENDOSCOPY VS. COLONOSCOPY: WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE BETTER OR WORSE WITH ONE OR THE OTHER? DID DOCTORS FIND MORE PROBLEMS IN YOUR UPPER GI OR YOUR LOWER GI?
Everybody has a story about their GI tract. What is yours?
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