Cause: Crohn's Disease

My name is Gracie. When I was nine, I started having “stomach aches” very often, and diarrhea. I was losing a lot of weight and was very anemic. The diarrhea and stomach aches were persistent, and it didn’t take long before my mom took me to a doctor. I had …

I can remember the relief I felt when I finally found out what was wrong with my body. Hearing the words “You have Crohn’s Disease” felt sickly satisfying. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired, and I had hope in my doctor to help me through this. …

Crohn’s disease, or simply known as inflammatory bowel disease, affects over 700,000 Americans. It is more common with people between the ages of 15 – 35 according to the CCFA (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America). However back in 1988 this illness affected me quite early. Then I was only …

In 2004, at 16 years old I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease after two misdiagnoses of lupus and lyme’s disease. Only weeks after my diagnosis I was in and out of the hospital having surgeries and receiving most of my nutrients via TPN through a PICC line. I went from …

My name is Amber, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s/Colitis when I was 17. I had a few near death experiences at my young age but never any major surgeries. I got married at 22, and in two years I had two beautiful little girls. I started getting extremely sick and …

Hello, my name is Brie. My fight like a girl story began in 2008. I had just graduated high school and was fixing to start my first year of college in the next couple of weeks. I had noticed that I was starting to have pain on my right side …

I am 23 years and have had Crohn’s disease for one year now. I remember the day I knew something was wrong. It was my first semester of college and my bowel movements started to change. For 5 years I insisted there was something wrong. My mom has been battling …

My name is Linda. I have fought Crohn’s disease for 30 years. I have had several surgeries. This disease affects my whole GI tract. I have also lost a kidney and my gall bladder. When it comes out of remission I am in so much pain, and I spend much …

 My story is a real life horror story. My name is Karen, and I’ve been living with severe Crohn’s disease for 35 years. I have been allergic to all the medications that are used for the treatment of this horrible disease.  I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s when I was a mere …

In 1997, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Colitis. The doctors couldn’t decide on one, so they called it both. I was 20, newly married and literally bleeding to death. In 1999, I had my first of several surgeries. Total colectomy with ileostomy. One and a half years later, I had my second …