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Life with Crohn's: A Poetic (and Gassy) Justice

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Life with Crohn's: A Poetic (and Gassy) Justice

It's funny how life works. For years, I gleefully participated in the age-old tradition of fart and poop jokes. Little did I know that fate had a special kind of poetic justice in store for me. As the world was grappling with the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, I was beginning my own personal battle – with Crohn's disease. After a series of tests and procedures, the diagnosis came: Crohn's, a progressive autoimmune disease that targets the digestive system. It’s a condition that manifests differently in everyone. While some face the urgency of frequent bathroom trips, my primary symptom...

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