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"May 19th is World IBD Day. IBD stands for inflammatory bowel disease, and is about as fun as it sounds. Specifically, it includes the Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Two permanent conditions for which there is no known medical cure that works for certain, no proper known cause, and very little support for the people suffering from it.
It's hard to get funding for research when people don't want to even mention the disease, and it's often considered "rude" or even "taboo" to suffer from something, that means you might have to spend a lot of time on (or near) a toilet. Imagine having to explain to your class mates or co-workers that you have no energy, because you're loosing both blood and pretty much everything you eat every day, with no time to really get that energy back. Oh, and you need to stay within one minutes walk of an unoccupied toilet to feel comfortable. That's what it's like to have an IBD when the disease is bad. And for those that are really unlucky, this is every day, every week and every month of the year.
IBD usually hits young people between age 15 and 35, but can also hit children or older people. 1 in 200 people in the US are estimated to suffer from it, meaning you statistically know at least one person that's affected. Last year, it became apparent that a lot of Aywas users suffers from either IBD, IBS, celiac disease or something similar. Please feel more than welcome to share your stories with other users in the comment here, and know that you are not alone."
The item will be stocking in Trash for Treasure until May 22nd.
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Thu May 19, 2016 4:18pm
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Posted on: Thu Jun 2, 2016 10:42pm
one of my best frineds has it (i think. he said he has morbus crohn) he eats a lot but is super thin, hes a car mechanic but a lil too weak for the work actually, and he sais he wont get older than 40 :// (hes 19 now)
Posted on: Sat May 21, 2016 8:58am
My sister and I both have IBS.
Not really very many people care about it, and like last year I'm still pretty touch that you all remembered. Thank you.