This can't be true... what the...

[bluefenox]

I dont see how anyone could label this stuff as "mental illnesses" there are studies showing these illnesses to be anything but a mental illness! I can't tell you how many doctors already beleive that Crohnes and UC are all a mental illness.. umm you mentally cause holes fistulas and raw guts with bleeding? Really?I really hope that any person or

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[twirlie]

I don't agree with what's written in the link you posted AT ALL, however I do believe my crohns has a psychological root. My personal belief (not being a doctor but having lived with this for 10 years) is that Crohns is a genetic weakness which can be triggered at some point in your life by outside causes. For me that was totally emotional. I had a very abusive childhood, and I firmly believe my crohns was triggered by walking on eggshells and bottling up feelings for so long. Your body can only cope with so much, and mine snapped. I feel like there are many triggers that could cause crohns to rear it's ugly head in people who have that weakness to it, but perhaps I could have gone longer than the grand old age of 20 before developing it had I not been under so much stress and anxiety at that time in my life

[littlenothing]

That's just alarmist journalism right there. Most specialists are going on test results, if the results show cancer its cancer, UC its UC and their going to treat that