Crohn's Disease and Stress
Crohn's Disease and Stress By Dr. Ed Kalski It was so tough in those early years. Not knowing what was wrong. I didn't know what to think. Was I going crazy? The doctor said I have a nervous stomach. I'm not a nervous person. Then I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease . Even though it's a chronic disease without a cure, it was a relief to know what was wrong. But then the reality set in. How was my life going to change? And change it did. In 1985 I was admitted into a hospital suffering from a stomach obstruction. A surgeon had to remove a foot and a half from my small intestines. The pain was terrible. I never, repeat never , want to go through that pain again. Ever. After going through the pain of an operation, knowing that people with Crohn's Disease can have more than one operation, I couldn't help but wonder what I could do to help my situation? It occurred to me that, in the least, I could learn to handle the stress from the disease and the stress from...