Information and opinions on health from Lockman at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/488196/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/488196/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/488196/index http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/488196/73968/educate-condition Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:46:11 -0400 Lockman 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... http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/c/488196/73968/educate-condition