Sometimes this feels like the unsexiest disease on earth.. I once heard bowel cancer actually referred to as an “unsexy disease”. Right… as opposed to the other cancers which… are just so seductive? No disease can be termed sexy but on the disease sexy spectrum… digestive disorders are lower down that scale.
I remember reading an article that described a dating website for people with shared illnesses. Intrigued I thought, more than anything else, folks with IBD could probably relate to the perceived need for this website. Well when I read the article, all the quotes were by IBD patients. We are in such a unique situation that it feels like no one can understand you unless they have IBD. How are you supposed to date if you are housebound, bedridden, pain, diarrhea, weak all the time?? When that happens, I focus on making it through the day!
I remember reading an article that described a dating website for people with shared illnesses. Intrigued I thought, more than anything else, folks with IBD could probably relate to the perceived need for this website. Well when I read the article, all the quotes were by IBD patients. We are in such a unique situation that it feels like no one can understand you unless they have IBD. How are you supposed to date if you are housebound, bedridden, pain, diarrhea, weak all the time?? When that happens, I focus on making it through the day!