Living with Crohn's disease - one day at a time

Strasburg, Va., resident Sam Lindamood Jr. offers a glimpse of what his life is like living with the painful disease. Read the story: http://www.nvdaily.com/lifestyle/291354293970520.bsp

Photos and audio in this video by Rich Cooley/Northern Virginia Daily

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[WendyGirl8]

Thank you for sharing this. It has done a lot to help me understand what someone close to me is going through.

[fluidfilledpill]

Fuck sounds like me.. I can't take prednisone anymore tho made my pancreas ache. So now i take Asacol, it helps here and there. But marijuana is my preferred drug, helps with all the pain and stress it causes me. I'm 20 now and was diagnosed at 17 

[mibarra1978]

I agree start reading about the SCD diet. Ensure, Campbell's Chicken soup, and French Dips are all no-nos for Chron's and Ulcerative Colitis patients alike. I lived like this guy for 5 weeks on my couch during this last flare. I'd hate to live the next 15 years of my life like that.

[lnr08f]

oh and I'm 20 now and am living pain-free away at college on my way to getting my doctorate. I know exactly what you were talking about with not feeling like a total man because of being too weak to perform like you used too. I'm lucky enough now to be able to work out and have some muscle and strength. Also, thank you for your service, my brother is also a marine.

[lnr08f]

Hey man, Truly strong story, but there is something that needs to happen. You have to start to read. Put down the remote (at least for a little bit) and pick up as much literature on Chohns, UC, and IBS as you can. You're still young enough to have a full and amazing life without pain. I was diagnosed when I was 10 and finally started reading up on the subject at 14. I've read at least a dozen books but found Jordan Rubin's Restoring Your Digestive Health to be the most important book I've read.

[AlleycatSAFER]

Holy crap Sam, I'm listening to your story a second time right now, it's like my exact same life being told to me in so, so many ways. Exactly, never used my bed, my parents were my life support. Dude we are brothers from another mother in so many ways. But I found how marijuana was a miracle drug for my crohn's. I hope you are still here, if so hit my home page and I'd love to call and talk with you. Seriously do it, I'd love to tell you how I now am living a crohn's dream life.

[larryboy1234]

Hey brother im screaming in pain Crohn's disease i have termmenal illdeitis im 48

[Kaylalovesyouu14]

im 16 and was diagnosed when i was 13.

[milarpro]

Thanks for your eye-opening video into the life of a Crohn's patient! It's a "hidden" illness because patients are unable to stay social and become isolated from friends and family. I find most people can't understand. Thanks again! Laura : )

[TheFilmbufferthanU]

I am 18 i have chrons and i was diagnosed when i was 7 years old.