From Kurtis Baute.

I’m back! Sorry to disappear so unceremoniously like that. I have a bunch of unfinished video scripts from the last couple years that I’m excited to finally be picking back up, but I’m still moving/working slowly, so thanks in advance for your patience. Missed you folks!

This video was already really long, and there are a lot of things that I didn’t even mention, like diet (which varies for every single person with Crohn’s) and things like ostomies (which is a huge part of life for many ‘Crohnies’), but I’m still remembering how to make videos at this point, so please cut me some slack. Speaking of which, IBS stands for "Irritable* Bowel Syndrome" – my bad.

Resources:
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-is-ibd/newly-diagnosed
This book helped me: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7902654-how-to-be-sick

Communities for people with Crohn’s (and their caregivers):
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrohnsDisease/
Discord: https://discord.gg/g2gcwb6

Video References:
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-is-crohns-disease/overview
https://crohnsmapvaccine.com/
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/pdfs/surgery_brochure_final.pdf

0:00 Intro
1:40 My year of pain.
5:50 What is Crohn’s?
8:25 Fundraiser
9:18 My 3 buttholes
10:53 Recovery
12:48 How to help people with Crohn’s