Intro: Army guy here. In May 2014, I had a very weird BM. It was normal in the beginning, but followed by a sludge of blood and mucus. From then on I started having crazy urges to use the restroom, and even soiled myself a few times. I finally went to the doctor a couple weeks later, and he ran some tests to check if… Read More »Army with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Meet David: I’m 25 year old Youth Pastor. I live in New Jersey with my wife and Labradoodle. Was experiencing symptoms for several months, was told that it was “just stress.” After months of having 5 Bowel Movements of watery stool a day, my primary care physician finally referred me for a colonoscopy where I was diagnosed October 2010 with a mild case of UC.… Read More »Army and Colitis
Having to hide Ulcerative Colitis symptoms from your career isn’t exactly easy. Especially when you are in the ARMY!