Hi, I'm Alex, and I'm 16 years old. I'm a junior in high school, and I'm on the track and field team. I love running, especially the 400-meter and 800-meter races.
When I started losing weight, getting stomach aches and feeling more tired than my friends, my mom took me to the doctor. My parents and I found a great gastroenterologist and I started taking medications that helped reduce the inflammation in my digestive tract. It took some time to find the right combination, but eventually, things started to get better.
I still get flare-ups when I eat certain foods. I think changes in the season even cause my flare-ups!
I try not to think about having Crohn's Disease. At first, I thought I would never be pain-free. It is so much better now and I am still getting PB's.
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