Virginia

Hello! My name is Virginia and I'm 20 years old and just got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about 4 weeks ago. I'm a nursing student but unfortunately had to take the semester off due to being in the hospital for so long. I was pretty healthy before I got UC, I feel like this disease just came out of nowhere and I hate it.

Virginia’s Colitis Story

February 20, 2016February 20, 2016
Virginia
Just Diagnosed
7 Comments

I’m from New Jersey. I lived a pretty normal life before I got UC. I went to community college where I studied nursing. I watched a lot of TV. I hung out with friends. I used to eat basically anything that I wanted. I don’t really know what suddenly caused me to flare up because it’s not like I changed my diet or anything. My… Read More »Virginia’s Colitis Story

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