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sweeetsarah:

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “Oh you have IBS?” “At least you’re not really sick!”]

I hate when people assume IBS is just some cop out. Oh trust me, I am “really” sick. 

Yea.

My IBS put me in the cardiac ward of the hospital for 3 days.

NO BIG DEAL

I feel like this is applicable to us, too.

hotboxtheworld:

Stretch marks from swelling, chemotherapy drugs, pills upon pills, arthritis relief gifts for Christmas, self-done injections, surgery, deformations, cortisone injections straight into the joint… and kids don’t get arthritis? No, we just get a disease that causes extremely severe arthritis. Awareness is important. Reblog this post if you wish for awareness for Autoimmune Arthritis in 2012 <3

Sometimes I just laugh at the Humira commercial for Crohn’s. It’s not that it is particularly funny, there is just something about it…

“Are you at least middle aged? Do you go to the bathroom a lot? Try Humira!”

I need to sleep. And they need a different commercial.

: Chronic Illness, Autoimmunity, and Weight Gain: Part I

chroniccurve:

I have a confession to make.

I have gained 25lbs since December.

Much of this weight gain is a direct result of medication— I gained when I started Enbrel, I gained when I changed the dosage of my anti-depressant, etc.

I know so many of my readers can relate. Chronic illness can drastically…

Water exercise is awesome. But my pool is cold (I’m a sissy) and the ‘rents aren’t heating it because we are consistently getting rain at my house (I don’t blame them).

I’ve also started curling 1lb free weights. It’s nice to just work my arms a little bit. Walking is also a great option. When I was in the process of being diagnosed, one doctor told me, “Go outside and walk for 5 minutes if you can. You will build up to longer times eventually.”

Just do what you can that doesn’t cause pain; what’s the harm in trying something very basic and simple and easy? If it doesn’t work out, well, try something else or ask your doctor!

There’s no need to be ashamed of what our bodies are forcing us to go through. Fat, thin, in between, everyone is awesome and if people judge us, they aren’t very nice people. As cliché as it is, it is what is inside of us that is important. Minus the inflammation. :P

This is also something that I’ve learned the hard way, and I’ve gone through (and still go through) periods of self-loathing. I was an athlete, but I will never be able to get to my past levels of performance since I have the joint pain. So please, read this post everyone! It’s an important lesson that I hope everyone can understand and incorporate it in some way.

Ok seriously? Spam accounts in the “autoimmune” tag with links (obviously don’t click them) and just some seriously nasty words that do not belong in that tag.

GET OUT.

cychotic:

My new Crohn’s shirt I got from my doctor :) #crohns #crohnsandcolitis #colitis #ibd #ibs #doctor #upyours #lol #funny #gay #colonoscopy #crude #humor (Taken with instagram)

Baked potatoes are awesome. I could eat one every night for dinner.

Maybe this is horrible for me to say, but:

It’s okay when my friends and I joke about my IBD. But if other people try to joke about it, I get upset.

When it is my friends and I joking about it, it is usually as some type of a coping mechanism. Not because I’m struggling (right now), but just like, “Hahaha, yes it sucks, but <insert some potty joke here>.”

But they also know that it is actually a very serious problem.　

glba replied to your post: I can’t find my Crohn’s cook book. I’m mostly too…

hey I have two, you want one? lol

Oh, that’s so sweet of you! Thank you, but I know mine is here somewhere. :P I’ll have to ask my mom is she unpacked it before I got home!

I can’t find my Crohn’s cook book.

I’m mostly too tired to unpack all of my stuff from college (especially since I don’t need most of it and I don’t want to pack again).

Also gluten free cake mix is really expensive. I need to check Walmart to see if it is cheaper there.

rasta-pasta:

my stomach is making literally the most obscene noises right now

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat.Text reads: “Oh, you’re sick? well, it could be worse.”]

Whenever (read: I always get headaches now) I get a headache, I want to cut a hole in my head to let all of the pressure out.

Also, tushy is a funny word.