Living with the Invisible Disease: 5 misconceptions with IBD
This list could be different for everyone, but there are a lot of things that the public does not know. There are somethings people say off the top of their heads even though they do not understand. But if you do have IBD, you know that some of these things are either untrue or just misconceptions based on symptoms. Also warning these diseases affect everyone differently. Not just the disease but the steroids, the medicine, the symptoms, or the diet in itself. 1. You don't look sick to me. One of the reasons why this disease is ignored is because it only shows on the inside. Unless you lose 20-30 lbs. on your own, people never really look at you. They don't say, "Are you sick?" They'd say, "Oh my! What diet are you on?" Of course, I'm sick! You just didn't get to look inside my body to see the inflammation. 2. You look fantastic. These people are the people trying every weight loss routine or diet. From the military di...
