u/Basic-Activity1072

Ok fellow Crohnsians, riddle me this:

Hard workout Sunday. Sore af Monday, but felt good. Bristol scale 5-6 bms. Monday PM felt a little weird—soreness, whatever.

Tuesday AM, stressful disagreement w partner (we are having a kid soon), I’m hauling boxes of books to my car… get all sweaty (more than I think I should be). Tuesday at work feeling warm; Bristol scale 6 bms, no urgency, just… whatever. Tuesday evening, low grade fevers on and off (99.6-100.1).

Stay home on Wednesday, low fevers on and off, start feeling ok, pick up my PX (budesonide, been off of for a few weeks?) … sweaty while I’m out (felt not normal). Make admittedly poor choice of GF pizza for dinner; Wednesday evening Bristol scale 7 bm;

I go to bed early, but am up Thursday (today) morning at 130 (Bristol scale 7), 330 (7), 430, (7), 5 (7), 620 (7)… Jfc.

Don’t really feel the fevers so much now. Slept from 9am to noon just now. Had some gf crackers, hydrating with electrolytes, gonna eat some rice…

But does this seem more like a flare to you? Or a bug?

—edit—-

Just realized being so sore from the workout I took a few days of large ibuprofen doses… (800-1000mg) … hmmm… think this did it?!? As of Thursday afternoon, had rice, banana, doin good….

Low grade fevers on and off, sometimes the sweats, and now Bristol Scale score 1s… woke up to go at 130, 330, 430, 5, 630… sheesh. … it’s been two days. Wrote to my provider in their practice’s portal but.. not the most responsive.

Does this sound familiar to any of you? I have been reading that this disease expresses a little bit differently for everybody, but is this resonating at all? Need the sanity check.

I am making sure to stay hydrated, electrolytes, and I’m not making any more stupid food choices. BRAT.

I have a question for anyone in here who specifically train vigorously, enjoy strenuous physical activities, and/or combat sports.

So much of my adult life has been tied up in these activities and part of the narrative that has built in my life about myself is that I am a strong person. I just recently was diagnosed with Crohn’s, and frankly, it is knocking me on my ass (and out of my ass? lol) but really… it feels emasculating.

I am also soon going to be a father. The idea of not being able to be strong to take care of my kid or protect them is troubling. I grew up with a chronically sick parent, and they did not handle it well and left me and my siblings fairly abandoned.

I understand that the sentiments of the previous two paragraphs are spiraling and catastrophizing 😉. That said, how have you all made the mental adjustments, and psychological adjustments, so this condition is not something that ruins your self-esteem?