Benefits of having Crohn's......

I decided to try making a list of the "benefits" of having Crohn's....
At first I thought it would be an empty list, but then actually came up with a couple.

Some are "REAL" benefits.... and others more of a humorous take. But here's what I've come with: (Feel free to add any others if you think of any)

1. - (real) Since Crohn's is an auto-immune disease which basically super-charges the body's immune system, I've noticed that I RARELY get sick! It's crazy, but I don't remember the last time I had a cold, or the flu, or whatever. Viral illnesses don't stand a chance in my body nowadays!!! LOL!
2. - I make frequent trips to the restroom at home, and sometimes take a little extra time. So if I ever want to have a few minutes of peace & quiet, I can "get away" for a bit, and nobody even suspects a thing! Hahahaha!
3. - If my wife decides to make something for dinner that I don't especially like, I can eat something else without offending her by using the "system is all jacked-up today" card.

Immunity to peer pressure. All through high school, I told my classmates that a single drop of alcohol could kill me, because I didn't want to drink and I was sick of people asking me to.

Oh yes, indeedy, there are many and varied advantages. More than the mere ability to part a stationary crowd like Moses with the Red Sea (I'll not mention any names, I can't rely on my good luck to ensure he misses me twice in a week ! )

1./ Play our cards right, our family might hang a flatscreen TV in the wee room, thus ensuring we really can complain about c*** television at Christmas.
2./ If I hadn't spent so much time on the porcelain telephone, I would not be half the educated derelict that I am today. I have read countless books and scientific articles, and encountered many novel and mindbending ideas in the khazi - truly a seat of learning !
3./ Having this disease has forced me to learn about diet, and eat only healthy foods lacking in modern/traditional, health-eroding rubbish. It has also led me to take up gardening (to grow my own fruit and vegetables) which in turn has led me to make friends and enjoy a very wholesome, incredibly satisfying hobby.
4./ The inability to work forced upon me has allowed me time to reflect and devote my scarce energies towards good causes (not the least of which is personal development).
5./ And of course having Crohns leads us all to this forum, where we can all learn what good poetry is !
Welcome to Healingwell, tboy, mine is an Assam, no sugar, with oat milk please !

GDen, I can understand where you're coming from. Most days I would prefer simply to be better. It comes in cycles for me though. I'll have really long periods of feeling rather disappointed (an understatement, surely) to being okay and able to find the silver lining. I'm thinking most people experience this sort of endless cycle. It's better than feeling 100% miserable all of the time though.

My favorite is . Honey,I don't feel good enough to go to your parents.
Used many times.

CD actually saved my life. As the doctors searched for the cause of all my bodily woes they stumbled upon the fact that my weak spells and tunnel vision were not caused by my bad intestinal plumbing but was after all atypical heart symptoms which led to the discovery of a 100% blockage of my left main coronary artery . I had this for so long my heart was bypassing the blockage little by little ,on its on. That blockage is called , widow maker. Most folks dont survive it. All those times I hung on a telephone pole , too weak to hook my way back down, I was dying. Now I have another neat scar to add to my inventory , this one from my neck to my stomach and a real bypass so my old ticker may beat freely for a few more years. The heart and the crohns and the A.S. were a knock out punch to my being employed so I had to retire. Now when its cold and raining I can sit on my back porch and drink a hot cup of coffee and not miss work in the slightest.
The real plus of crohns was meeting all of you wonderful people. I feel most fortunate....

I have used CD to get out of Jury Duty