Anyone Else Frustrated with People?

Introduction:

I am a Pilates Instructor and a Yoga enthusiasts residing in Austin, TX. I have had symptoms since 2005 and a colonoscope in 2006. I mostly suffer from constipation with UC.

Some more about Ashley:

I have a plethora of pets that demand to be taken to the park every weekend rain or shine. I enjoy looking up funny YouTube videos and budgeting my check book.

Symptoms:

Bleeding, fatigue, frequent urgency, & constipation.

Anyone Else Frustrated with People?

I have been diagnosed with UC for 9 years. I first had symptoms right after high school at age nine-teen, I lived in a small town and the local doctor seemed horrified That I was a young girl with a bleeding colon. In fact, for most of my life after I have been diagnosed with UC doctors just seem either confused, unsympathetic or both. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs really changed my disease for the better, and I am so lucky to have found it. Acupuncture has helped me with my stress around UC. I have been known to freak out or get really depressed when I have a flare up. My flare ups could be constipation for weeks at a time or leaking of the gut, urgency and bleeding the next. After nine years I still have a very hard time with a somewhat restricted diet, limiting sugar, caffeine, raw veggies, gluten, dairy and alcohol, which ALL make me susceptible to a flare up. I do still feel like a goody two shoes freak when I have to deny myself the si mple pleasures of pizza and beer while friends are enjoying, but I am working on coming to terms with the cards I have been dealt. In truth, I’m really going to be better off in the long run without out a dirty liver. But for now, it is very hard because I have had such a love affair with food.

My question to ya’ll:

How do you deal with people who don’t understand UC. My family honestly thinks it’s just a stomach ache even though I have had a colonoscopy to prove my disease? I don’t know the proper tools to educate people and I usually just get so frustrated when asked ignorant questions, I just change the subject!

written by Ashley W

Ask Adam

“Will I get an e-mail when my story is posted on the site?”

Hey Ashley,

Yes.

After someone submits a story to the website through the link for writing your story, I receive an email with all the information that you fill out.  Once I get the story posted, I always send an email to the writer letting you know your story is up.

ALSO, because your story is attached to your account that I also setup, there is a connection with your email address.  Even though nobody who uses the website besides me knows your email address, the site is super smart, and it will also email you anytime someone posts a comment to your story.  Make sense?:)

Thanks for sharing Ashley!

-Adam