I am hoping to spread awareness about something that has become increasingly prevalent in my life within the past few months. I know it’s long, but please read my story and then Like, Share, and Comment on this post in order to inform the world about a disease that affects …
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My name is Shawntel Bethea, but I go by Shawn. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at 17 years old after many years of active symptoms. Growing up, I always had sharp pains in my side. I also experienced bloody stools, urgency to use the bathroom and extreme fatigue. My …
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My name is Jessica, I am a colitis survivor. It all started spring of 2013, I was 18 and fixing to be a graduate! I couldn’t wait for summer, I had it all planned out. Well, a month or so before I graduated I started having severe pains in my …
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Ten years ago at age 18, I was diagnosed with an incurable digestive disease that I’d never heard of before called ulcerative colitis (UC). UC is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects 700,000 Americans and is a result of an abnormal response by the body’s immune system which causes the …
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I was just about to turn 17 when I was diagnosed with an autoimmune digestive disease called ulcerative colitis. It and Crohn’s disease are collectively called Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD. Essentially, my immune system mistakenly thinks there are foreign bodies in my intestines. It attacks my intestines and creates …
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