you know you have crohn's if....

saw this on blog http://livingwithcrohnsdisease.blogspot.com/

 had to repost:

You have a whole shelf in your pantry dedicated to your meds

You can tell what part of your GI tract is off kilter today by the sounds..

when you tell the phlebotomist, "trust me, thats not a good vein. no, you don't want to poke there either..."your grandparents ask you what they can expect when they go in for their first colonoscopy

you can clench your buttcheeks so hard you are sure if you put coal in there you could make a diamond

Your not a med student but your bookcase is 75% medical texts.

Every skin rash triggers an emotional crisis!

If You have larger clothes for bloated days..

Your family comes to you for medical advice.

You desperately wish Ensure came in more than 3 or 4 flavors..

you stock up on clear liquids for flares or tests

You look like you're 6 months pregnant by bedtime.

When your cats feel sorry for you and cuddle up close to comfort you.

You would never say I have a "stomach ache," but are more likely to say "my right lower quadrant is hurting," or "my inflamed ileum is giving me trouble!"

You know the ER staff and all your doc's offices people by first name without having to look

you are the only person you know that actually wants to eat salad but can'tyou have ever heard" i had the flu last week so I know what you are going through"Scrubbing Bubbles go on strike.The Tidy Bowl man leaves a "Dear John" letter.

you see your undigested lunch bits in the toilet less than an hour after you ate it.

you have a heating pad next to your bed for those painful nights.your husband looks at your *** and doesn't get turned on.

You've fantasized about having a time machine for the express purpose of hunting down whoever developed Prednisone.

you can run, unzip, unbutton, untie, and unbuckle all at the same time

Mike Rowe refused to clean your toilet for the "Dirty Jobs" showyou feel faint when someones says," Oh Crap"….

you take handfuls of pills at a time,you can swallow 15 pills in one swig of wateryou pay Doctor bills on a monthly basis

you know the location of every bathroom in you local target, walmart, supermarket, etc

You've ever "accidentally" let out a silent-but-deadly just to hurry the meeting along or for revenge on the guy who always says "just one more thing" when everyone else is ready to go.

Your family and friends have fitted body armor and battle plans for those times they have to go Prednisone DEFCON 1 again.