Often, when we are first diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, our doctor will tell us about how there is no cure. It can be managed with drugs or other treatments—maybe even put into remission—but that it’s a life sentence. Is that actually true? It depends on who you ask. From the conventional medical standpoint, the body […]
Advice
Help – I started the carnivore diet but I still feel like crap!
A commenter writes, I am halfway through week 3 of being on carnivore, and I believe I am feeling a little worse than when I started. Could this possibly just be one of those “it gets worse before it gets better” things. I am constantly running to the bathroom, feel exhausted, achy, not getting very […]
Ask a Crohn’s Question
One of the questions I’ve gotten over the years about my Crohn’s Disease is Why don’t you just stop being sick? What a question. My fantasy answer is: why don’t you stop being an inconsiderate asshole? But that’s not the answer you give to your homeroom teacher in high school who still wields power over […]