How do you all deal with questions about weight loss?
I know not all of us have this particular issue, but I’ve been struggling to find a way to make light of it. I have lost a lot of weight since being diagnosed. Needless to say, people notice. My issue comes when someone notices and says something like “you look good! What did you do to lose weight?” It happened twice today and it keeps happening. I just say “i wasn’t trying but thank you.” But when it gets annoying to me I just say “i got sick”. But then there are more questions. If these people were strangers it wouldn’t matter to me but I see these people all the time. And of course they’re curious, most of them care about me. But like… I don’t want to answer questions about this disease. People hear me say it and they act shocked. They act confused. They don’t believe me and will argue because they “know someone with Crohn’s and they are bedridden or have a pouch” etc. They suggest treatments and remedies that I don’t care to hear about. It’s annoying and sometimes downright insulting. How do you all deal with this kind of thing? Does anyone have any funny quips to say back to these people so that I can address it and move on with my day instead of playing 21 questions?