Being admitted I was admitted to hospital on March 15th, 2019 for my first ever surgery. Even the journey to the hospital was a nightmare. I felt like I’d reached an all-time low with my internal symptoms, and my extra-intestinal symptoms had also reached rock bottom. The erythema nodosum which I had suffered from soContinue reading “Surgery, Anaphylaxis and Ustekinumab.”
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Physical Side Effects and Body Image.
I thought I’d kick off this section with some reflections and advice on body image and Crohn’s. Despite being labelled an “invisible illness”, Crohn’s Disease can have a lot of aesthetic implications. Some of these can be hard to handle on a physical and emotional level, with many patients experiencing low self-esteem. But it’s importantContinue reading “Physical Side Effects and Body Image.”
Me and My Crohn's 