Educate Yourself about your Condition

Let's face it... nobody enjoys having IBD.  It hit me like a brick wall.  I found I had to plan my whole day around where the closest bathroom was.  When a Gastroenterologist told me what I had, that I had the genetic marker for it & would have it for the rest of my life, I couldn't believe this was happening.  But I took my asacol faithfully, was relieved of a majority of the symptoms, and could live fine with that.  I also had unrelated chronic joint pain and was on a  maintenance dose of an NSAID called Nabumetone.  I had to stop this last drug 3 months ago for a variety of reasons, but as soon as I did, the IBD vanished.  Upon checking the pharmeceutical effects of the drug, the manufacturer warned of possible severe intestinal irritation.  I got irritated that my doctor didn't make the connection.  It would be a wonderful world if doctors knew everything & were perfect, but it just isn't so.  Educate yourself about your conditions and your medications to supplement the doctor's advice.  Your doctor could be missing something.