Reply to "Is a normal life possible?"

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Still Standing posted:
Normal is a relative term. Are things the same as before having UC/Crohns in the first place? No. There is a new "normal".

I totally agree. I consider myself to have a very normal life. But would the OP consider taking Remicade for 4 years & antibiotics for 24 to maintain a good quality of life to be normal? It’s my new normal, as is some chronic low grade inflammation. However I think the resultant quality of life achieved is normal.

My pre UC days were before age 9. I am now 56 years old. I have lived with 47 years of IBD. The BUC days (before UC) are a blip on my memory radar. All that matters is BC as in before colectomy and AC as in after colectomy. AC is much better.

8/12/1912:36 PM

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