Crohn's Disease Relief

The Foul Bowel

Tip #1: Take Your Pick
You have a choice how to be ill. You can attempt to carry on as though nothing is wrong and end up killing yourself in the process. Or you can be a victim, weeping and wailing “Why me?” at every turn and killing yourself spiritually in the process. Or you can be a Positive Acceptor: recognizing that your Crohn’s is a card you have been dealt in the poker game of life, but one that will not take away your ability to play your hand to the full.

via www.foulbowel.com

Check out John Bradley's book The Foul Bowel. It is full of 101 Ways to Survive and Thrive with Crohn's.

Free eBook: Breakthrough!

This book might be an interesting read - it's called "Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World"

I don't know about you, but I am not sure I would have lived to this age without the invention of antibiotics.

Free EBook - The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Pain Management

Free to download for Kindle, Kindle for PC, and all the other devices Amazon supports (pretty much every model of mobile phone).  It is free on most of the other ebook sellers sites as well (Sony, Barnes and Noble, etc)

This looks like it might have some helpful advice for dealing with chronic pain.

 

Novel Where Heroine Has Crohn's! Whisper Falls by Toni Blake

I was reading the "Smart Bitches,Trashy Books" blog (yeah I know this is a ridiculous name, but they do a great job of reviewing romance books, which I happen to be rather fond of) and I saw they were reviewing a book about a woman with Crohn's.  I promptly buzzed over to Amazon and sent a sample to my Kindle.  I would love to read about someone with "my" disease.  (Yes, I am a bit proud in a really weird way to have Crohn's - LOL!)

I will let you know what I think after I read it.  On Amazon it has two 5 star reviews and one 4 star review so it should be good.  I am excited!

 

Book Recommendation - Getting Real About Chronic Illness

I wanted to pass on a book recommendation from a friend of mine from a forum on the knitting and crochet site Ravelry.  The book is called Life Disrupted, by Laurie Edwards, subtitled "Getting Real About Chronic Illness in Your Twenties and Thirties." It's got 16 5 star reviews on Amazon, too.

I got diagnosed in my 30s, but I am into my 40s now.  I think it may be harder to be sick when you're younger because you have a different level of expectations.  Your friends are going out at all hours partying, you are going through the trauma of dating, you don't know how to take care of yourself as much...

 

 At this age (42) and with finally having a good diagnosis of Crohn's and some proper medication, I feel I am a lot more able to cope with having a chronic illness.  It's a bit harder because I have small kids but as they get older and are able to do more things themselves, that's getting easier too.  My boys are 6 and 7 now and they are getting a lot more independed. They can take their own showers, get dressed, get themselves snacks, and operate the TV and game systems.  Woo hoo!

But if you're on the younger side of the scale you might get something out of this book.  If you have read it let me know what you think - use the blog comment feature below.

 

You - The Owners Manual eBook for $1.99

This is a great deal for the well reviewed book by Dr. Oz.  Snap it up now, because these cheap Kindle book deals don't tend to last.  Don't have a Kindle?  Don't worry - you can download Free Kindle Reading Apps for PC, Mac, BlackBerry, iPhone or iPad.

YOU: The Owner's Manual - Updated and Expanded Edition