Seven Years into Colitis (and what has worked for me so far!)
I haven't changed my medication for the past seven years (and neither have I skipped them). I haven't had any surgery. I haven't lost weight either (but I've lost a lot of hair which thankfully keep growing back!).
UC patients' have different stories, and not everyone has the same set of symptoms. How I maintained my mild-to-moderate UC is not simply luck, it also took a lot of experimentation, sacrifices, and "cleansing."
Here are the 7 things that have worked for me so far:
How can you treat your body better today?
What is your biggest challenge when it comes to taking care of your body?
Acknowledge what you need to change. Change what you can, while you still can, before it's too late.
𝘈𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯?
𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘩𝘪𝘯 - 𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘺𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘺𝘰 𝘱𝘢, 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵.
Disability Pride
This is me, literally trying to get my shit together amid a flare, at different points in my life.
