And we have a winner...

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It's Crohn's disease.

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Here's hoping. I think I just need to keep reminding myself that "chronic" doesn't mean it's always gonna be this bad. Once I get things stabilized, it should be easier to manage.

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Speaking as someone with boring chronic health problems - they do get easier to manage once you have the diagnosis and the treatment.

I have a close family friend with Crohn's and although she has had to make a lot of dietary modifications, she's very happy and it doesn't affect her too much these days. (She's 20 and was diagnosed at 9.)

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Thanks, that's good to hear. Once we get the inflammation taken care of, hopefully it shouldn't be too bad.