Jan Dollar posted:Good point, but even if UC had been named after some doctor who discovered it, you would still be explaining what it is. I am sure folks with Crohn's disease are explaining all the time.
I've had UC for 45 years and I have not found that many people need to know I have it or need an explanation. I think most people aren't all that interested in my medical history (except for family and close friends).
Jan
Ya... If involves poop people are just turned off. But. If they get a digestive tract disease or have it and don't know it until it flares late in life. Well. Then they will discuss.
I didn't know I had it until I was 40. But looking before that there were subtle signs. Definitely.
As for the name. UC is all I say. Ulcers in the colon. They understand the later. But not really how devastating it is. Cause it really doesn't sound bad. Like cancer. That's not a good name for a disease either.
Maybe they need to be named after candy.
Nah. Nevermind.
Just trying to make light of the whole thing.
Richard.
P. S.
I don't think Lou Gehrig would want to be remembered by a disease. But rather his baseball skills.