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IBD can be an especially difficult disease to deal with as a couple, more so if one person has IBD and the other does not. To alleviate the stress and hardship of the disease, the couple must be especially open with one other about the limitations and difficulties of the other person.
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IBD has the potential to impact every aspect of your marriage, from where you and your partner vacation, to what happens in the bedroom. But even though chronic disease can impact your life in multiple ways, it is important to know the truth and not make erroneous assumptions about what impact digestive disease will ultimately have on your…
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Elizabeth Roberts, Health Guide, commented on I Have IBD, My Husband Doesn’t Hi Kat, I'm sorry to hear about your husband's reaction to your IBD. I'm not…
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