Updated IBD Public Service Announcement. Please See a Doctor if You Are Having Crohn's Disease Symptoms.

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This will be a pretty quick post.  If you are having any of the symptoms listed below, please see a doctor.  You really may be saving your life, or at least stopping things from getting worse.

Like I mention in my video, I waited 7 or 8 months before I went.  The pain just became to unbearable. And since I had no clue what was going on, I just kept doing the things that were causing the pain.

Don't be afraid.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

-Diarrhea
-Fever and fatigue
-Abdominal pain and cramping
-Blood in your stool
-Mouth sores
-Reduced appetite and weight loss
-Perianal disease
-Increased abdominal sounds


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